Parmigianino,1503-40

British Museum

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Italian artist Parmigianino was born ‪#‎onthisday‬ in 1503. Parmigianino's real name was Francesco Mazzola, but was known as the 'little Parmesan' as he came from the north Italian city of Parma. Before moving to Rome in 1524, the young Parmigianino had received important public commissions in his native Parma. Once in Rome he collaborated with specialists such as Ugo da Carpi to produce engravings and woodcuts that captured the movement and drama of his figure drawings.

After moving to Bologna in 1527, he experimented with the new technique of etching to find a style that reproduced the personal refinement of his drawings. This etching, titled ‘The Entombment’, represents his greatest success. The graceful movements of the women turning towards or away from the light, and the virtuoso draughtsmanship of the artist, give the work a self-conscious style, which was much admired in the Italian courts http://ow.ly/W1DP3

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Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola (also known as Francesco Mazzola or, more commonly, as Parmigianino ("the little one from Parma"); 11 January 1503 – 24 ...


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2. Parmigianino
3. Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola was an Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker active in Florence, Rome, Bologna, and his native city of Parma. Wikipedia
5. Born: January 11, 1503, Parma, Italy
6. Died: August 24, 1540, Casalmaggiore, Italy

National Gallery

Italian artist Parmigianino was born on this day in 1503. His 'Portrait of a Collector' is on display in Room 8: http://bit.ly/1BAs2D2