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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Parmigianino  — whose full name was Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola — is believed to have completed the work between 1530 to 1540.

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

Etchings, after drawings and engravings by Parmigianino, and Andrea Meldolla: in the collection of Richard Ford.

From A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 1 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe by Various

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