print
- Museum number
- W,2.27
- Description
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Diogenes seated on the ground in font of his barrel, holding a stick in his right hand that rests on a geometry book, to his left is large plucked hen. c.1524/7
Engraving
- Production date
- 1524-1527
- Dimensions
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Height: 285 millimetres
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Width: 215 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- After a red chalk drawing by Parmigianino from Thomas Lawrence's collection now in a New York private collection, see David Ekserdjian, 'Two Drawings by Parmigianino for Prints', "Master Drawings", 46, Autumn 2008, pp. 367-73. Another (lost) drawing must have served as the basis for the woodcut by Ugo da Carpi dating from Parmigianino's time in Bologna (1527-30): BM impressions 1859,0709.2376 and W,4.87. During this time Parmigianino also began to make etchings and the unique impression of an arm in the BM (1864,0714.72) is based on that of Diogenes.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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1987/8 Nov-Feb, V&A, 'The Image Multiplied'
- Acquisition date
- 1810 (before)
- Acquisition notes
- With Philipe's blindstamp but no initials
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- W,2.27
