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Diana; Virtue victorious over Vice 1525 - 1600
Metalpoint and white heightening on card with a pale yellow preparation (both sides) | 9.5 x 6.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 991399
After Parmigianino (Parma 1503-Casalmaggiore 1540)
Diana; Virtue victorious over Vice 1525 - 1600
After Parmigianino (Parma 1503-Casalmaggiore 1540)
Diana; Virtue victorious over Vice 1525 - 1600
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A folio from a small sketchbook or pattern book. On the recto: The female figure of Diana, standing profile left, two other women at her feet. The drawing derives from a design by Parmigianino, and the design is also seen in an etching inscribed 'F.P.' (not in Bartsch) and in numerous other copies, including RCIN 991341v.
On the verso: The winged figure of Virtue, her arm raised over the fallen figure of Vice. The drawing derives from a design by Parmigianino: the design is also seen in an etching inscribed 'F.P.' (Bartsch XVI, p. 24, no. 17) and in numerous other copies, including RCIN 991341r.Provenance
From the collection of Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830; his TL mark, Lugt 2445, stamped on the recto); collection of J.P. Heseltine (1843-1929); his sale, Sotheby's, 28 May 1935 (a small album containing RCINs 991397-404); bought for the Royal Library.
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Medium and techniques
Metalpoint and white heightening on card with a pale yellow preparation (both sides)
Measurements
9.5 x 6.2 cm (sheet of paper)
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