Why it matters
The Madonna holds the Christ Child in her arms, his fingers on a globe. Painted for Pietro Aretino, it was instead given to Pope Clement VII, but in the end remained in Bologna.
Did you know?
- It was completed around 1530.
- A contemporary said not even 'a large cup of scudi would pay for it'.
- Preparatory drawings show a kicking Christ Child.
Based on the Wikipedia article Madonna of the Rose (Parmigianino) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
