Francesco Parmigianino

Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror (c. 1524, age about 21), Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Years of life:	1503 – 1540
Art Movement:	Mannerism (Late Renaissance)
Painting School:	Parma School

Genre:	Portrait , Religious , Mythology
Country:	Italy
Century:	XVI

He lived a short life, developed early as an artist, had great success (he was called the “Raphael reborn”). He came from Parma (northern Italy), where his contemporary Correggio also worked.

The figures in his paintings have oddly elongated proportions, impossibly long necks, and meaningful stares (especially in his later work). Note the distorted perspective and the variety of scales (his style was the epitome of Mannerism). Had a sophisticated line in erotica. His drawings are full of energy, dynamics, and light; he loved drawing as an activity for its own sake, as well as a tool.

Francesco Parmigianino’s major works are Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror, c. 1523 (Vienna: Kunsthistorisches Museum); Vision of St. Jerome, 1527 (London: National Gallery).

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

Portrait of Lorenzo Cybo

1523

Portrait of Lorenzo Cybo • 1523
Young woman with a feathered hat by Wenceslas Hollar

4 January 1646

Young woman with a feathered hat by Wenceslas Hollar • 4 January 1646
Infant Hercules asleep by Wenceslas Hollar

Unknown date (author lived 1607-1677)

Infant Hercules asleep by Wenceslas Hollar • Unknown date (author lived 1607-1677)
Profile of Donna

Profile of Donna
Portrait of a Young Man (said to be a self-portrait)

1520s -1530s

Portrait of a Young Man (said to be a self-portrait) • 1520s -1530s
Head of the Laocoon

Head of the Laocoon
The Turkish slave

1530s

The Turkish slave • 1530s
Female Martyr with Angels (Saint Catherine of Alexandria?)

1523-1524

Female Martyr with Angels (Saint Catherine of Alexandria?) • 1523-1524
Saint Cecilia and David

1523

Saint Cecilia and David • 1523
Saint Agatha and the Executioner

1522

Saint Agatha and the Executioner • 1522
Saint Roch and a donor

1527

Saint Roch and a donor • 1527
Saint Jerome

1520s -1530s

Saint Jerome • 1520s -1530s
Portrait of a man

1520s -1530s

Portrait of a man • 1520s -1530s
Portrait of a Man

between 1528 and 1530

Portrait of a Man • between 1528 and 1530
Portrait of a young nobleman

1520s -1530s

Portrait of a young nobleman • 1520s -1530s
Camilla Gonzaga, Countess of San Secondo, and her Sons

1539-1540

Camilla Gonzaga, Countess of San Secondo, and her Sons • 1539-1540
Madonna and child with Saints Stephen and John the Baptist

1539-1540

Madonna and child with Saints Stephen and John the Baptist • 1539-1540
Bardi altarpiece

1523

Bardi altarpiece • 1523
Nativity with angels

1525

Nativity with angels • 1525
The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

1520s

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine • 1520s
The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

1527

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine • 1527
Madonna di Santa Margherita

1529

Madonna di Santa Margherita • 1529
Madonna of the rose

1520s -1530s

Madonna of the rose • 1520s -1530s
Maria with child and a monk

Maria with child and a monk
Madonna with child

1520s -1530s

Madonna with child • 1520s -1530s
Lucretia

1540

Lucretia • 1540
Portrait of Gian Galeazzo Sanvitale

1529

Portrait of Gian Galeazzo Sanvitale • 1529
Boy with abecedarian

1520s -1530s

Boy with abecedarian • 1520s -1530s
The Deposition

1530s

The Deposition • 1530s
The Circumcision

1523

The Circumcision • 1523
Baptism of Christ

1520s

Baptism of Christ • 1520s
Diana and Actaeon

Diana and Actaeon
Santa Maria della Steccata (Parma): Decoration of the under-arch above the main altar

1530s

Santa Maria della Steccata (Parma): Decoration of the under-arch above the main altar • 1530s
The Adoration of the Magi

1520s -1530s

The Adoration of the Magi • 1520s -1530s
Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror

1524

Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror • 1524
Portrait of a young woman, called "Antea"

from 1530 until 1535

Portrait of a young woman, called "Antea" • from 1530 until 1535
Portrait of a Collector

Portrait of a Collector
Portrait of a Clergyman

1526

Portrait of a Clergyman • 1526
Portrait of a man with a Book

1524

Portrait of a man with a Book • 1524
Portrait of a Man

1527-1528

Portrait of a Man • 1527-1528
Portrait of a Young Woman

1530

Portrait of a Young Woman • 1530
Spill of Paul

1527/1528

Spill of Paul • 1527/1528
Man Holding a Book

1529

Man Holding a Book • 1529
Venus Disarming Cupid

1524 - 1530

Venus Disarming Cupid • 1524 - 1530
Two Studies for a Holy Family

1526

Two Studies for a Holy Family • 1526
The Vision of St Jerome

1527

The Vision of St Jerome • 1527
The Madonna and Child

1527–1530

The Madonna and Child • 1527–1530
Saint Barbara

1522

Saint Barbara • 1522
The Rest on The Flight into Egypt

1524

The Rest on The Flight into Egypt • 1524
Portrait of Lorenzo Cybo

1523

Portrait of Lorenzo Cybo • 1523
Madonna and Child with Angels, known as the "Madonna with the Long Neck"

from 1534 until 1540

Madonna and Child with Angels, known as the "Madonna with the Long Neck" • from 1534 until 1540
Madonna with Child and angels, called Madonna di San Zaccaria

from 1534 until 1540

Madonna with Child and angels, called Madonna di San Zaccaria • from 1534 until 1540
Cupid Making His Arch

between 1534 and 1539

Cupid Making His Arch • between 1534 and 1539
The Adoration of the Shepherds

1521-1522

The Adoration of the Shepherds • 1521-1522
Portrait of marquis Pier Maria Rossi

from 1535 until 1538

Portrait of marquis Pier Maria Rossi • from 1535 until 1538