Ugo da Carpi (Italian, c. 1480-1535)
after Francesco Mazzola, called Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540)
The Apostles Peter and John
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Ugo da Carpi (Italian, c. 1480-1535)
after Francesco Mazzola, called Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540)c. 1530
The Apostles Peter and John
Ugo da Carpi (Italian, c. 1480-1535) after Francesco Mazzola, called Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540) →woodcutprint
Date
c. 1530
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut on paper ivory laid paper
Dimensions
15.5 × 10.3 cm (6 1/8 × 4 1/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Prints and Drawings Department Purchase Fund
Ugo da Carpi claimed to be the inventor of the technique of chiaroscuro woodcut, a medium that allowed artists to print solid areas of color or tone. Although chiaroscuro woodcut probably developed simultaneously in Germany, Ugo da Carpi was certainly the first Italian to use it and to demonstrate its potential for reproducing wash drawings.