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La Schiava turca (c.1532)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Ritratto di gentildonna detto La Schiava turca (Portrait of a Gentlewoman known as the Turkish slave) c.1532 Oil on panel, 68 x 53 cm Galleria Nazionale, Parma

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Ecce Homo (c.1525-1530)

Correggio (c.1489-1534) Ecce Homo (Christ presented to the People) c.1525–1530 Oil on poplar, 99.7 x 80 cm National Gallery, London Correggio shows Christ bound and crowned with thorns at the moment when he is condemned to be crucified by Pontius Pilate.…

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Ritratto di un collezionista (c.1523)

Parmigianino (1503-1540) Ritratto di un collezionista (Portrait of a Collector) c.1523 Oil on wood, 89.5 x 63.8 cm National Gallery, London When listed in the inventory of Ranuccio Farnese in 1587 this picture was titled Portrait of a Priest, but there…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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