an altarpiece by Parmigianino, among the greatest and strangest painters to emerge in the first half of the 16th century. His “Madonna of the Long Neck,” as it’s now known, pictures the ...

Like Leonardo, Parmigianino found it quite difficult ... That extraordinarily long neck on top of which the head is poised, tilted, and given a slight downward twist, so that she can look, quite ...

They played with proportions, distorted space and exaggerated human anatomy (see Parmigianino’s so-called “Madonna with the long neck”). Per the Guardian, “Parmigianino is the most ...

This chart shows whether Parmigianino’s total sales are going up, and if so, whether this is because more artworks by the artist have been offered and sold or because more high-value artworks have ...

‘Study of the Madonna of the Long Neck’ (1530s) shows Parmigianino experimenting with his ideas This precious cache offers visitors to the London museum a window on to Parmigianino’s ...

The fingers are oddly stretched, likely because Parmigianino has pressed too hard to squeeze them into the ideal of feminine fingers, which were supposed to be long, slender, and tapering.

One of Parmigianino's most calculated acts ... His most famous picture, the "Madonna of the Long Neck," is celebrated for the preposterously elongated elegance that it imposes on its figures.

John the Baptist and St. Jerome in a detail from The Madonna and Child With Saints ... for safekeeping and wasn’t recovered until long after Parmigianino’s death, per the statement.