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Parmigianino

American  
[pahr-mi-juh-nee-noh, pahr-mee-jah-nee-naw] / ˌpɑr mɪ dʒəˈni noʊ, ˌpɑr mi dʒɑˈni nɔ /
Italian Parmigiano

noun

  1. Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, 1503–40, Italian painter.


Parmigianino British  
/ parmidʒaˈnino /

noun

  1. Also: Parmigiano.  real name Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola. 1503–40, Italian painter, one of the originators of mannerism

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Sotheby’s also sold an oil named Saint Jerome, attributed to the 16th-century artist Parmigianino, in a 2012 auction, for $842,500.

From The Guardian Jun. 15, 2018

Ashbery may be best known for “Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror,” an elusive consideration of the Parmigianino painting that spirals into a 15-page magnum opus about perception, art, and consciousness.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2017

After waiting for more than a year, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles has finalized its purchase of a rare 16th century Parmigianino painting considered a masterwork of the late Renaissance.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2017

These include “David Contemplating the Head of Goliath,” attributed to Orazio Gentileschi, and a portrait of “Saint Jerome” attributed to the circle of the 16th-century Italian painter Parmigianino, which Sotheby’s sold in 2012 for $842,500.

From New York Times Oct. 26, 2016

There is a splendid portrait by Parmigianino, said to be Columbus, in Naples.

From The Old Masters and Their Pictures For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art by Tytler, Sarah

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