Wilton album, folio 23f: Saint Simon, from the larger series of Christ and the Apostles
On folio 23 with 5 other prints: 27.78.1(109-113). For more information on the Wilton album see entry for 27.78.1(1-428).
A print from the larger series of 13 plates by Schiavone depicting Christ and the Apostles singly (B. XVI.56.38-50), dated by Richardson to around 1550. Schiavone had earlier executed a similar series in smaller format that was heavily dependant on designs by Parmigianino (B. XVI.54.24-37; 27.78.1(42-57)). In this larger later series Schiavone no longer relies on Parmigianino models, though his style is still heavily influences by the Emilian master.
In Reed and Wallace this print is identified as a second state of the British Museum impression (Nn,32.10), reproduced in The Illustrated Bartsch (Reed and Wallace 1989, pp. 24-27, no. 14), though it appears to be in fact a third state. Between the first and second states, Schiavone reworked the plate almost entirely, altering the head of the saint, the halo, the hatching on the ground, and the buckle across the apostle's chest. The plate was also cut along the left margin. British Museum W,1.180 is most likely an example of the second state.
This Wilton impression seemingly represents a third state in which the saint's shoulder is made larger, the shading on the apostle's right shoulder and left arm is strengthened, and his shadow on the ground extended onto the wall behind him. For a second impression of this state, with all four corners cut, see 26.70.3(167)
A print from the larger series of 13 plates by Schiavone depicting Christ and the Apostles singly (B. XVI.56.38-50), dated by Richardson to around 1550. Schiavone had earlier executed a similar series in smaller format that was heavily dependant on designs by Parmigianino (B. XVI.54.24-37; 27.78.1(42-57)). In this larger later series Schiavone no longer relies on Parmigianino models, though his style is still heavily influences by the Emilian master.
In Reed and Wallace this print is identified as a second state of the British Museum impression (Nn,32.10), reproduced in The Illustrated Bartsch (Reed and Wallace 1989, pp. 24-27, no. 14), though it appears to be in fact a third state. Between the first and second states, Schiavone reworked the plate almost entirely, altering the head of the saint, the halo, the hatching on the ground, and the buckle across the apostle's chest. The plate was also cut along the left margin. British Museum W,1.180 is most likely an example of the second state.
This Wilton impression seemingly represents a third state in which the saint's shoulder is made larger, the shading on the apostle's right shoulder and left arm is strengthened, and his shadow on the ground extended onto the wall behind him. For a second impression of this state, with all four corners cut, see 26.70.3(167)
Artwork Details
- Title: Wilton album, folio 23f: Saint Simon, from the larger series of Christ and the Apostles
- Artist: Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) (Italian, Zadar (Zara) ca. 1510?–1563 Venice)
- Date: ca. 1550
- Medium: Etching and drypoint
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 11/16 × 4 5/8 in. (22 × 11.7 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
- Object Number: 27.78.1(114)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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