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This large and dramatic chiaroscuro woodcut, made by Antonio da Trento between 1527 and 1530, is one of the four created in Bologna with Parmigianino. It is considered their first collaboration and the most ambitious, due to its scale, conception and for technical complexity - it is the only chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks printed during this period.
The scene depicts the martyrdom of two Apostles on the same day at the behest of the Roman Emperor Nero, here represented on his raised throne. It is by his presence that the event depicted here can be identified. The scene is perfectly divided in half by the figure of the executioner seen from behind. With his sword raised, he is about to behead Saint Paul kneeling before him. Just behind, another executioner drags Saint Peter away by his beard, soon to be crucified.
The woodcut is based on a composition that Parmigianino had originally supplied to Jacopo Caraglio in Rome as a model for an engraving. In Antonio da Trento's woodcut, the composition is simplified and enlarged, the colours intended to create the effects of a wash drawing.
The scene depicts the martyrdom of two Apostles on the same day at the behest of the Roman Emperor Nero, here represented on his raised throne. It is by his presence that the event depicted here can be identified. The scene is perfectly divided in half by the figure of the executioner seen from behind. With his sword raised, he is about to behead Saint Paul kneeling before him. Just behind, another executioner drags Saint Peter away by his beard, soon to be crucified.
The woodcut is based on a composition that Parmigianino had originally supplied to Jacopo Caraglio in Rome as a model for an engraving. In Antonio da Trento's woodcut, the composition is simplified and enlarged, the colours intended to create the effects of a wash drawing.