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Parmigianino

Type Figure Region Italy Time 1503–1540 Also known as Parmigianino、Francesco Mazzola、帕尔马尼奥莱诺

Parmigianino (1503–1540) was an Italian Mannerist painter known for elongated figures, cool tones, and elegant poses;…

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  1. 1515–1523Parma · ParmaInfluenced by Correggio's light and soft color in Parma, Parmigianino completed precocious masterpieces such as Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror in 1521, showing his distinctive sensitivity to perspectival distortion and elegant form.
  2. 1524–1530Rome · RomeIn 1524 he went to Rome, encountering Raphael's legacy and Michelangelo's influence, painting frescoes such as the Madonna di Cesì for the chapel of San Pietro; after the Sack of Rome in 1527 he fled to Bologna, his style moving further toward elongated figures and cool elegance, establishing a Mannerist paradigm.
  3. 1531–1540Parma · ParmaHe returned to Parma in the 1530s, creating unfinished masterpieces such as the Madonna with the Long Neck, with further elongated proportions and cool, restrained color; later imprisoned over debts and delays in work, he died young at Casalmaggiore in 1540.

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