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Antonio Maria Zanetti, artist
Italian, 1680 - 1767
Apollo and Marsyas, circa 1720 - 1730
chiaroscuro color woodcut prijnted in green and brownn
22.1 x 14.5 cm (image); 31.7 x 22.6 cm (sheet)
Loan from the Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Sopher Collection L85.

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after, Parmigianino (Francesco Mazzola)

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Artist Biography: Writer, art patron, etcher, maker of chiaroscuro woodcuts; born in Venice 1680, died there 1757. His chiaroscuro woodcuts printed in limited editions of 30, after which the blocks were burned (see A.M.Hind, Rembrandt Catalogue, p. 33), published as: Raccolta di varie Stampe a Chiaroscuro, Venice, 1749. Known for the 18th century revival of the chiaroscuro woodcut. Published illustrated catalogues of all the Greek and Roman statues of Venice.

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