The Emperor Augustus the consultant Sybille tiburine.

Technique: Wood, two planks. Duotone black and shades of light tan, to yellow, to try to make a «chiarioscuro? .
State, recto: Good or very good for its time. Very little leeway. High Angle slightly left missing. Right side, slightly cropped, and slightly notched in the middle of the vertical.
Verso: The print was once stuck in the resin of cherry, where the remains. Joined old pen (weakened path): «Parmigianino, [v 4? ]. In addition, two stamps modern collector. Former

Support-reinforcing: It was kept off the old reinforcement, which is attached to the engraving: cream paper, slightly thicker. Watermark at about the center: a circle or orb, from which hang two other circles, or three? Various marks or rips in the corners. Former
Registration collector, with attribution, in pencil. Other inscriptions-function (the same master). Stamp collector. Comments.
Topic: «Augustus Sybille tiburine the consultant (or Tiburtina, ie Tivoli, Italy), which points to the emergence in the clouds of a Virgin and Child; to 1527-1531, by Antonio da Trento (° C. 1508 - † C. 1550). Long confused (again in 1979 by Laran, Adhemar, Prinet) with Antonio Fantuzzi (Bologna), though Henry Zevne («School of Fontainebleau, prints» 1969 & «The etching at Fontainebleau, the role of Fantuzzi» Art de France, iv, 1964. 70-85) Was correct that mistake, due to the fact that both of them inspired designs (stolen) to Franscesco Mazzuoli said «El Parmigianino», Parmigianino).

The play is nevertheless a work of genuine scholarly & sixteenth century Italian, good condition, hence the price.