By the time Andrea Andreani obtained the woodblock by Vicentino, the origin of the design appears to have been forgotten. Andreani attributed the composition to Giuseppe Salviati, when in fact Vicentino had based his woodcut on a drawing by Parmigianino, now held at the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover (N. H.).
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In addition to the catalogue description: - trimmed to the borderline - a paper loss at the lower left corner (28 x 35 mm.), very skilfully made-up in pen and ink. - the tip of the upper right corner repaired and made up. - two long curved tears from the lower edge to the left and right edges (approx. measuring 200 and 120 mm., respectively), very skilfully repaired and barely visible recto. - two other short skilfully repaired tears at the upper left and right sheet edges (40 and 30 mm., respectively). - a small backed paper split at upper right. - a few other short nicks along the sheet edges. - the left sheet edge supported with paper paste. - a few pale brown stains at lower left. Otherwise as described.
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Lot 68Sale 18037
The Presentation in the TempleNICCOLÒ VICENTINO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1540-50) AFTER PARMIGIANINO (1503-1540)Estimate: GBP 1,500 - 2,500
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