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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

If the acquisition succeeds, the piece would be the first painting by Parmigianino to enter the Getty’s collection, though the museum already owns several of the artist’s drawings.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2016

I discuss Stendhal and Parma’s psychology in a chapter called “Portrait in a Convex Mirror,” a reference to Parmigianino, who painted there.

From New York Times Jan. 8, 2010

There are Lotto, Parmigianino, Baroccio, Tintoretto, Bassano, Veronese, Domenico Tiepolo, and his celebrated father the fantastic Giambattista Tiepolo—not startling specimens any of them.

From Promenades of an Impressionist by James Huneker

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