St. Philip
Antonio Maria Zanetti I
(Italian, 1680–1767)
Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)
(Italian, 1503–1540)
1721
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks, in three shades of brown
DimensionsSheet: 15.8 x 7.9 cm (6 1/4 x 3 1/8 in.)(trimmed slightly into the borderline)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number68.355
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The shadow to the left of the saint's forehead is different from that in the impression illustrated in The Illustrated Bartsch. Also, in this MFA impression, only the top half of the first two numerals of the date ("17") print.
ProvenanceW.G. Russell Allen (b. 1882 - d. 1955), Boston; 1968, bequest of W. G. Russell Allen to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 11, 1968)
