Bellona, Goddess of War

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Bellona, Goddess of War

c. 1555-1567

Angelo Falconetto (Italian, 1504–1567) After Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, known as Parmigianino (Italian, 1503–1540)

Falconetto was among the earliest printmakers to use blue paper, and sixteenth-century examples like this one are rare.

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Object Details

Titles:

Bellona, Goddess of War

Date:

c. 1555-1567

Artists:

Angelo Falconetto (Italian, 1504–1567) After Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, known as Parmigianino (Italian, 1503–1540)

Medium:

Etching and engraving, on blue paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 10 9/16 x 7 1/16 inches (26.8 x 17.9 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-25755

Geography:

Made in Trentino, Italy, Europe

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