The art of experiment : Parmigianino at the Courtauld /

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Imprint:	London : Paul Holberton Publishing [2022] ©2022
Description:	184 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Parmigianino, -- 1503-1540 -- Exhibitions. Parmigianino, -- 1503-1540. Courtauld Institute Galleries. Courtauld Institute Galleries. Art -- England -- London -- Exhibitions. Catalogs. Exhibition catalogs.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12754939

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Varying Form of Title:	Parmigianino at the Courtauld
Other authors / contributors:	Gottardo, Ketty, editor. Rebecchini, Guido, editor. Courtauld Institute Galleries, host institution.
ISBN:	9781913645229 1913645223
Notes:	First published to accompany the exhibition The Art of the Experiment Parmigianino at the Courtauld, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 5 March-5 June 2022. Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-181).
Summary:	"This catalogue accompanies a display of works by Parmigianino at The Courtauld, including his famous and enigmatic painting of the Virgin and Child, as well as drawn studies for his most ambitious projects such as the Madonna of the Long Neck and the frescoes of the church of Santa Maria della Steccata in Parma. The latter was the last and most important commission of his life and would have been his triumphal homecoming. Instead, Parmigianino became entangled in his experimental processes and failed to complete it, leading to his brief imprisonment for breach of contract.0Fundamentally a draftsman at heart, Parmigianino drew relentlessly during his relatively short life, and around a thousand of his drawings have survived. The Courtauld's collection comprises twenty-four sheets. In preparation for the catalogue, new photography and technical examinations have been carried out on all the works revealing two new drawings that were previously unknown, hidden underneath their historic mounts. They have also helped to better identify connections between some of the drawings and the finished paintings for which they were conceived. The catalogue illustrates the whole Courtauld collection, which also includes two paintings and more than ten prints. As a printmaker, Parmigianino is considered to have been the first to experiment with etching in Italy and was a pioneer of the chiaroscuro woodcut technique. His refined and graceful compositions were much appreciated by his contemporaries and exalted by the artist and biographer Giorgio Vasari (1511-74)."--

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This remarkable catalogue of the Courtland Institute's collection of drawings by Parmigianino (1503--1540) delivers far more than the standard museum catalogue. In addition to the extensive and thorough entries for the 33 works included in the 2022 exhibition, there are carefully researched and challenging essays (by Gottardo and Rebecchini, respectively) on the history of the growth of the Courtauld collection and the sources and meanings for the 16th-century concept of grace. Another essay looks at the fusion of drawing and painting in the artist's Virgin and Child, and another two essays consider the technical aspects of the artist's paintings and drawings. Graduate students at the Courtauld wrote the individual catalogue entries, bringing together established museum professionals and the teaching successes of the Courtauld's educational Institute. Extensive color illustrations and black-and-white photos provide details of the works, enhancing understanding of the works and offering deeper insight into the creative genius of the artist. This book is required reading for anyone interested in Parmigianino's painting and drawings or in the history of 16th-century theoretical writing about painting. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers. --John T. Paoletti, emeritus, Wesleyan University

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The art of experiment : Parmigianino at the Courtauld /

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