Why it matters
The Madonna holds the Child before a Roman architectural background, but much of her mantle was never painted. It may be the Madonna Vasari bought for himself.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1527–1528.
- Her pose draws on Michelangelo's Erythraean Sibyl.
- Parmigianino may have abandoned it during the Sack of Rome.
Based on the Wikipedia article Virgin and Child (Parmigianino) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
