The Art of Experiment: Parmigianino at the Courtauld
The Art of Experiment: Parmigianino at the Courtauld
The Art of Experiment: Parmigianino at the Courtauld
The Art of Experiment: Parmigianino at the Courtauld
The Art of Experiment: Parmigianino at the Courtauld
The Art of Experiment: Parmigianino at the Courtauld
The Art of Experiment: Parmigianino at the Courtauld
The Art of Experiment: Parmigianino at the Courtauld
The Art of Experiment: Parmigianino at the Courtauld
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The Art of Experiment: Parmigianino at the Courtauld

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Edited by Ketty Gottardo and Guido Rebecchini, this stunning catalogue presents The Courtauld’s outstanding collection of works by Renaissance artist Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, better known as Parmigianino (1503-1540).

Accompanying a display of works 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. 

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 Conservation department at The Courtauld. 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 since the Renaissance.

  • Paperback
  • ISBN: 978-1-913645-22-9
  • Dimensions: 260 x 216 mm
  • 184 pages, approx. 100 colour illus.