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Anton Maria Zanetti 1

An Old Man Standing

Description

Maker

Anton Maria Zanetti 1 (Italian, 1680-1757)
After Francesco Mazzuoli, called II Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540), designer

Title

An Old Man Standing

Year

1723

Medium

  • chiaroscuro woodcut

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • chiaroscuro woodcut

Materials

chiaroscuro woodcut

Supports

  • Light weight cream laid paper mounted on medium weight off-white laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 17.3 x 10.3 cm (6 13/16 x 4 1/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

66.297

Type

  • Prints

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Books

Venice in the Eighteenth Century: Prints and Drawings

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

A Matter of Tone
Chiaroscuro Woodblock Prints, 1520-1800
Jul 16, 2004 – Oct 31, 2004

Label copy

Venetian artist and collector Antonio Maria Zanetti claimed to have revived the art of chiaroscuro printmaking. He is best known for his prints after a group of Parmigianino drawings, which he bought in England in 1720 from the collection of the Earl of Arundel. Although the blocks were mostly cut in the 1720s, Zanetti gathered the prints in several volumes in 1731, 1739, and 1749. Unlike earlier artists, Zanetti often chose vividly contrasting colors rather than varying shades of the same color. As a result, the prints look less like the subtle tonal washes of the drawings.

Venetian Drawings and Prints of the 18th Century
Jan 12, 1967 – Feb 05, 1967

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Anton Maria Zanetti 1 (Italian, 1680-1757)
After Francesco Mazzuoli, called II Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540), designer
An Old Man Standing, 1723
Chiaroscuro woodcut
Plate: 17.3 x 10.3 cm (6 13/16 x 4 1/16 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 66.297

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