Category: Works

Lucrezia (c.1539)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Lucrezia (Lucretia) c.1539 Watercolor over black chalk, 29.8 x 20.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington

Matrimonio mistico di santa Caterina (c.1529)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Matrimonio mistico di santa Caterina (The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine) c.1529 Oil on wood, 21 × 27 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Compare: Parmigianino (1503-1540) Matrimonio mistico di santa Caterina c.1527–1529 Private collection     Parmigianino (1503-1540) Matrimonio mistico di…

Uomo che sospende la lettura (1525-1526)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Uomo che sospende la lettura (Portrait of a man with a book) 1525–1526 Oil on poplar, 67.5 × 53 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The stranger has paused while reading and now seems to be indulging in his own thoughts. His…

Ritratto di un dignitario (c.1535)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Ritratto di un dignitario (Portrait of a dignitary) c.1535 Oil on poplar, 117.5 × 97.7 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna The grandiose portrayal of the menacingly close man with his head turned to the side oscillates between violence and passivity, between…

Conversione di san Paolo (c.1527-1528)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Conversione di san Paolo (The Conversion of St Paul) c.1527–1528 Oil on canvas, 177.5 × 128.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna As the Acts of the Apostles recount, Saul was suddenly surrounded by heavenly light on his way to Damascus, where…

Autoritratto entro uno specchio convesso (c.1523-1524)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Autoritratto entro uno specchio convesso (Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror) c.1523–1524 Oil on panel, diameter 24.4 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna After his arrival in Rome, the young artist gave his self-portrait painted on a curved piece of wood to…

Parmigianino

(1503–1540) Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, called Parmigianino The artist’s works: Santa Barbara 1522 Museo del Prado, Madrid Autoritratto entro uno specchio convesso c.1523–1524 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Ritratto di un collezionista c.1523 National Gallery, London Uomo che sospende la lettura 1525–1526 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Visione…

Ritratto di dama (1520-1524)

Correggio (c.1489-1534) Ritratto di dama (Portrait of a Lady) 1520–1524 Oil on canvas, 103 × 87.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg A sensual version of Raphaelesque grace was produced by Antonio Allegri, known as Correggio, a painter who worked in Parma.…