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Young Man Reading, 1530/40. Pen and brown ink with traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper.
Pen and brown ink with traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper · 13.8 × 16.4 cm · Art Institute of Chicago
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Details and source
- Museum title
- Young Man Reading
- Artist
- Francesco Mazzola, called Parmigianino Italian, 1503-1540
- Date
- 1530/40
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink with traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- 13.8 × 16.4 cm (5 7/16 × 6 1/2 in.)
- Credit line
- The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist’s life 1503–1540
View in the AtlasGaller’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.