Venus with Amor and Bathing Nymphs (after Parmigianino)
Maker
Francesco Rosaspina
(Italian, 1762-1841)
AfterAfter
Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)
(Italian, 1503-1540)
Date1788
MediumEtching and aquatint with engraved inscription on cream wove paper
Dimensions17 3/16 x 12 3/4 in. (43.7 x 32.4 cm)
Plate: 14-1/2 x 10-1/2 in. (36.8 x 26.7 cm)
Plate: 14-1/2 x 10-1/2 in. (36.8 x 26.7 cm)
Credit LineUniversity Transfer from Max Epstein Archive, Purchase, 1950
Collections
Object number1976.145.230
Status
Not on viewFrancesco Rosaspina translated Venus with Amor and Bathing Nymphs, one of Parmigianino’s finest and most graceful drawings, with an eye toward composition rather than style. Whereas Parmigianino’s drawing gave priority to the human form, Rosaspina places equal emphasis on the figures and the surrounding landscape.
Richard Earlom
1802 (design); 1819 (published)
Richard Earlom
1802 (designed), 1819 (published)
Claude Lorrain [also called Claude Gellée]
1662
