The Holy Family with Saints, after Parmigianino
Primary
Léon Davent
(French, active 1540–1566)
NationalityFrench, Europe
Date1547
MediumEtching on blue prepared paper
DimensionsSheet: 9 7/16 × 7 3/16 in. (24 × 18.3 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, The Leo Steinberg Collection, 2002.1840
Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2002.1840
On View
Not on viewThis especially beautiful print reproduces a lost drawing. Davent was the most refined of the pioneering etchers working at Fontainebleau in the 1540s. Printed on a sheet covered with blue wash, this impression would have been intended for a knowledgeable collector.
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