Parmigianino

Parmigianino prizes grace through distortion — impossibly long necks and fingers, spiralling poses, and refined sweetness. Look for the famous elongated "Madonna of the Long Neck" elegance.

Parmigianino (1503–1540) was a painter from Italy, associated with Mannerism.

A late-Renaissance style of elongated figures, complex spiralling poses, and unnatural colour, prizing elegance and tension over calm harmony. Mannerism →