Saint John the Evangelist

ca. 1781

John Skippe, Artist Parmigianino, Artist

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About the Artwork

Title Saint John the Evangelist

Artwork Date ca. 1781

Makers John Skippe (Artist) English, 1741-1812 Parmigianino (Artist) Italian, 1503-1540

Medium Chiaroscuro woodcut printed in black ink and two shades of green ink

Dimensions Image: 7 3/4 × 6 1/8 inches (19.7 × 15.6 cm) Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 5/8 inches (31.8 × 24.4 cm)

Classification Prints

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Centennial gift of the Drawing and Print Club in honor of Ellen Sharp

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. F1986.29

Markings

Signed Signed, on block: P | FS. | ( )78( )

Inscriptions Inscribed, in plate, on a separate sheet, attached below the image: Joanni Symonds L. L. D. Historiae recentioris apud Cantab. | Prof: Reg: hanc tabulam timide, prout elegantiarum | Arbitro, sed Amici nomine fidentior, inseribi voluit J. Skippe. Inscribed, in pencil, within, ruled border, lower left: c. 1783 Inscribed, lower left corner of sheet: TXX/418.25 Inscribed, in black ink verso: .L. (Baskin's mark) & .L. (Baskin's stamp) Baskin | 1965 Inscribed, in pencil, verso: Vent | ANK

Marks Stamped, in brown, twice on verso: [Leonard Baskin's stamp]

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Baskin (Northampton, Massachusett, USA). 1986-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Published References

Nagler, G.K. Neues Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, vol. 18. Leipzig, 1835-1852, p. 505, no. 9.

Weigel, Rudolph. Kunstlager-Catalog, part 11. Leipzig, 1841, p. 13, no. 7.

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Credit Line for Reproduction

John Skippe; after Parmigianino, Saint John the Evangelist, ca. 1781, chiaroscuro woodcut printed in black ink and two shades of green ink. Detroit Institute of Arts, Centennial gift of the Drawing and Print Club in honor of Ellen Sharp, F1986.29.