Correggio's graphic work, quantitatively small if compared to that of other artists of the early sixteenth century - think only of the prolific Parmigianino -, nevertheless had a notable influence on the history of Italian and non-Italian artists, such as Giovan Battista Tiepolo and Fragonard. The corpus of drawings, of an extraordinary pictorial quality and consisting above all of preparatory studies in sanguine for paintings or for large decorative works, aroused admiration, especially in the 18th century.