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The Art of Experiment: Parmigianino at the Courtauld (Paperback)
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The Art of Experiment: Parmigianino at the Courtauld (Paperback)
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This stunning catalogue presents The Courtauld's outstanding
collection of works by Renaissance artist Girolamo Francesco Maria
Mazzola, better known as Parmigianino (1503-1540). This catalogue
accompanies a display of works by Parmigianino at The Courtauld,
including his famous and enigmatic painting of the Virgin and
Child, as well as drawn studies for his most ambitious projects
such as the Madonna of the Long Neck and the frescoes of the church
of Santa Maria della Steccata in Parma. The latter was the last and
most important commission of his life and would have been his
triumphal homecoming. Instead, Parmigianino became entangled in his
experimental processes and failed to complete it, leading to his
brief imprisonment for breach of contract. Fundamentally a
draftsman at heart, Parmigianino drew relentlessly during his
relatively short life, and around a thousand of his drawings have
survived. The Courtauld's collection comprises twenty-four sheets.
In preparation for the catalogue, new photography and technical
examinations have been carried out on all the works revealing two
new drawings that were previously unknown, hidden underneath their
historic mounts. They have also helped to better identify
connections between some of the drawings and the finished paintings
for which they were conceived. The catalogue illustrates the whole
Courtauld collection, which also includes two paintings and more
than ten prints. As a printmaker, Parmigianino is considered to
have been the first to experiment with etching in Italy and was a
pioneer of the chiaroscuro woodcut technique. His refined and
graceful compositions were much appreciated by his contemporaries
and exalted by the artist and biographer Giorgio Vasari (1511-74).
This catalogue and display have been curated by Gottardo and
Rebecchini in collaboration with former and current research
students at The Courtauld, and technical research has been
conducted by members of The Courtauld Conservation Institute. A
truly collaborative project, the catalogue sheds light on an artist
who approached every technique with unprecedented freedom and
produced innovative works which were studied and admired by artists
and collectors for many years to come.
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