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accession number: 1924.1003
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The Nativity with the Dream of Joseph, c. 1527/30?. Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540). Pen and brown and black ink and brush and brown wash, with traces of brush and black wash, heightened with lead white (oxidized); sheet: 8.6 x 7.5 cm (3 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.); secondary support: 14.9 x 13.4 cm (5 7/8 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1924.1003
title: The Nativity with the Dream of Joseph
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creation date: c. 1527/30?
creation date earliest: 1527
creation date latest: 1530
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creditline: Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture: Italy, 16th century
technique: pen and brown and black ink and brush and brown wash, with traces of brush and black wash, heightened with lead white (oxidized)
department: Drawings
collection: DR - Italian
type: Drawing
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CREATORS
* Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540) - artist
Also know as Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola
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measurements: Sheet: 8.6 x 7.5 cm (3 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.); Secondary Support: 14.9 x 13.4 cm (5 7/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
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description: laid paper laid down on beige(1) laid? paper
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inscription: RECTO OF SECONDARY SUPPORT, lower left, in graphite: 19 ; lower center, in brown ink: Parmeggiano. ; lower right, in graphite: 15 ; VERSO OF SECONDARY SUPPORT, lower center, in graphite: A 3541 ; FRAGMENT OF OLD MOUNT (now removed), across top, in graphite: Collns. Peter Lely (1618-1680) Lugt 2092 / J. Richardson Sr. (1665-1740) Lugt 2169. ; lower left, in graphite: Parmeggiano: The Nativity. ; across bottom, in graphite: (& Dream of joseph .. An[q?]u Waru[?]q / [lo?] [flu?] in [6?] [illegible] )
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Drawings from the Museum Collection
opening date: 1937-02-10T05:00:00
Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-April 28, 1937).
title: Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, London
opening date: 1938-09-30T04:00:00
Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, London. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 30-October 30, 1938).
title: Drawings by Old Italian Masters
opening date: 1940-06-05T04:00:00
Drawings by Old Italian Masters. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 5, 1940-February 25, 1941).
title: Drawings from the Museum Collection
opening date: 1942-06-17T04:00:00
Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 17-August 24, 1942).
title: Drawings
opening date: 1963-01-11T05:00:00
Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 11-September 10, 1963).
title: Old Master Drawings
opening date: 1964-03-10T05:00:00
Old Master Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 10-30, 1964).
title: Drawings: France, Italy, Netherlands
opening date: 1965-01-01T05:00:00
Drawings: France, Italy, Netherlands. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 1-March 24, 1965).
title: Italian Prints and Drawings
opening date: 1968-01-30T05:00:00
Italian Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-March 26, 1968).
title: Connoisseurship in Italian Figural Compositions
opening date: 1980-10-21T04:00:00
Connoisseurship in Italian Figural Compositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 1980-February 15, 1981).
title: National Schools of Style
opening date: 1983-06-14T04:00:00
National Schools of Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 14-September 18, 1983).
title: Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection
opening date: 1986-12-15T05:00:00
Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 15, 1986-March 1, 1987).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* CMA, Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection (Dec. 15, 1986-Mar. 1, 1987).
CMA, Connoisseurship in Italian Figural Compositions (Oct. 21, 1980-Feb. 15, 1981).
CMA, The Draftsman's Eye: Late Italian Renaissance Schools and Styles (Mar. 6-Apr. 22, 1979), no. 85, illus., pp. 18, 107.
CMA, Old Master Drawings (Mar. 10-30, 1964).
CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Jan. 11-Sep. 10, 1963).
CMA, "Miscellaneous Installation" (Jan. 21-Feb. 13, 1957).
CMA (installed, gallery VI July 22, 1956).
CMA, installed in case, armor court (Jan. 29-Apr. 20, 1952).
CMA, (gallery V July 9-Nov. 7, 1948).
CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Jan. 20-Apr. 26, 1948).
CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (June 17-Oct. 4, 1942).
CMA, Drawings by Old Italian Masters from the Collection (June 5, 1940-Feb. 25, 1941).
CMA, Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, London, Supplemented by Drawings from the Collection (Oct. 1-30, 1938).
CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Feb. 10-Apr. 28, 1937).
CMA, "Drawings by Old and Modern Masters from the Collection" (June 5, 1930-Jan. 9, 1931; Feb. 20-Mar. 15, 1931; June 10, 1931-Jan. 16, 1932).
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PROVENANCE
Peter Lely, London (Lugt 2092, lower right, in black ink). Jonathan Richardson, Sr., London (Lugt 2184, lower left, in black ink; Lugt 2983-2984, verso of secondary support, upper center, in brown ink (or possibly John Barnard mount and inscription?): [illegible]. 45. / [Q?]. 36. / [T?]. 55. / AA. 42. / A.). [FitzRoy Carrington]
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