# Three studies of a putti \(recto\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [PARMIGIANINO](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/parmigianino-rb848eb9bd0adc5>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Pen and brown ink over red chalk on paper, 157 x 156 mm

## Commentary

For composing the narrative paintings in the Camerino in the castle of Fontanellato, Parmigianino executed several preliminary drawings. In the initial conception, the frescoes were planned as individual scenes under a frieze of putti.

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## Attribution

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