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Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror (c. 1524) is a painting by the Italian late Renaissance artist Parmigianino. It is housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria.
| Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror | |
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| Italian: Autoritratto entro uno specchio convesso | |
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| Artist | Parmigianino |
| Year | c. 1524 |
| Type | Oil on convex panel |
| Dimensions | 24.4 cm diameter (9.6 in) |
| Location | Kunsthistorisches Museum |
History
The work is mentioned by Late Renaissance art biographer Giorgio Vasari, who lists it as one of three small-size paintings that the artist brought to Rome with him in 1525. Vasari relays that the self-portrait was created by Parmigianino as an example to showcase his talent to potential customers.[1]
The portrait was donated to pope Clement VII, and later to writer Pietro Aretino, in whose house Vasari himself, then still a child, saw it. It was later acquired by Vicentine sculptor Valerio Belli and, after his death in 1546, by his son Elio. Through the intercession of Andrea Palladio, in 1560 the work went to Venetian sculptor Alessandro Vittoria, who bequeathed it to emperor Rudolf II. It arrived in Prague in 1608, and later it became part of the Habsburg imperial collections in Vienna (1777), although attributed to Correggio.
Description
The painting depicts the young artist (then twenty one) in the middle of a room, distorted by the use of a convex mirror. The hand in the foreground is greatly elongated and distorted by the mirror. The work was painted on a specially-prepared convex panel in order to mimic the curve of the mirror used.
See also
- Self-portrait
- Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror by John Ashbery: the portrait is the subject of a long poem in a poetry collection by Ashbery, both the poem and the collection of the same name. The book won all three of the major prizes awarded to collections by American poets.
References
- Vasari, Giorgio (1568). "Francesco Mazzuoli". Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects.
Sources
- Viola, Luisa (2007). Parmigianino. Parma: Grafiche Step.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror by Parmigianino. |
- Page at the museum's website (in German)
- Parmigianino's Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror, video at Smarthistory at Khan Academy
На других языках
[de] Selbstporträt im konvexen Spiegel
Das Selbstporträt im konvexen Spiegel bzw. Selbstbildnis aus dem Konvexspiegel ist ein kreisförmiges Gemälde des italienischen Malers Francesco Mazzola, genannt Parmigianino, aus dem Jahr 1523 oder 1524. Das auf gewölbtem Pappelholz gemalte Ölbild hat einen Durchmesser von 24,4 Zentimetern und hängt heute in der Gemäldegalerie des Kunsthistorischen Museums in Wien.- [en] Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror
[fr] Autoportrait dans un miroir convexe
Autoportrait dans un Miroir Convexe (vers 1524) est une peinture de l'artiste l'italien Parmigianino de la Haute Renaissance. Elle est exposée au Kunsthistorisches Museum, à Vienne en Autriche.[it] Autoritratto entro uno specchio convesso
L'Autoritratto entro uno specchio convesso è un dipinto a olio su tavola convessa (diametro 24,4 cm) del Parmigianino, databile al 1524 circa e conservato nel Kunsthistorisches Museum di Vienna.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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