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The Art of Parmigianino |  | Author: Dr. David Franklin
Publisher: Yale University Press
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 302
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Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 9.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0300103573
Dewey Decimal Number: 759.5
EAN: 9780300103571
ASIN: 0300103573
Publication Date: January 11, 2004
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The sheer beauty of the work of sixteenth-century artist Parmigianino (1503-40) makes it easy to imagine that he discovered his style without any effort. But nothing so elegant as his drawings and paintings could have been achieved effortlessly. A close study of the artist's work, particularly his drawings, reveals the sources of his style and the creative struggles he endured. This lavishly illustrated book offers a comprehensive reassessment of Parmigianino's work as a draftsman, discussing in detail more than eighty of the artist's works on paper selected from collections around the world. Among Renaissance artists, Parmigianino was perhaps more conscious than any of the potential of the graphic arts to convey, and indeed broadcast, complex ideas. He explored this potential by means of his numerous drawings and through the etchings he produced on his own as well as through the engravings and chiaroscuro that were made after his designs. In these media, the artist's influence traveled farther and wider than it could have through his paintings alone.
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 worthwhile overview of the life and art of Parmigianino January 13, 2010
Dr. Ivor E. Zetler (Sydney Australia)
Girolamo Mazzola (AKA Parmigianino) was born in Parma in 1503 to a family of painters. One of the originators of the mannerist school, his life ended prematurely at the age of 37. It is said that his early demise resulted from a period of imprisonment due to his defaulting on a contract to paint the vaults and apse of the church of Santa Maria della Steccata in Parma. During this time he was distracted by an interest in alchemy.
This book is a catalogue of an exhibition held at the Frick Collection in 2004. There are well reproduced illustrations of a host of drawings, a lesser number of paintings and a few etchings. These demonstrate that Parmigianino was a highly skilled painter and drawer and these works are marked by the mannerist style with elongated figures and collapsed perspectives. The plates are preceeded by useful and informative essays on the artist's life and creations. Recommended.
 Excellent summary of Parmigianino's life & career June 15, 2009
Rick Mathews (New York City)
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In preparing a paper for a Renaissance art history course in connection with my MA program, I came upon Franklin's book/catalog on Parmigianino. Although not intended to be comprehensive, the book reflects Franklin's earlier work on this seminal Mannerist painter/printmaker and is clearly organized and well written. The images are well chosen and beautifully reproduced. (Yale University Press seems to make a specialty of producing superb books on the Renaissance, e.g., "The Renaissance Print" of the mid 1990s). Highly recommended.
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