Portrait of a Man with Book
around 1525/26 | Francesco Mazzola gen. Parmigianino
The stranger has paused from reading and now seems to indulge in his own thoughts. With his eyes cast down and head propped up in the classic thinker‘s pose, he shows all the features of the introverted brooder. His round, fleshy face, the full, sensual mouth and rich skin colour effectively enhanced by virtuosic black painting all create an ironic contrast to his melancholic disposition.
The stranger has paused from reading and now seems to indulge in his own thoughts. With his eyes cast down and head propped up in the classic thinker‘s pose, he shows all the features of the introverted brooder. His round, fleshy face, the full, sensual mouth and rich skin colour effectively enhanced by virtuosic black painting all create an ironic contrast to his melancholic disposition.
Artist:
Francesco Mazzola gen. Parmigianino (1503 Parma - 1540 Casalmaggiore) DNB
Time:
around 1525/26
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Emilian
Material/technology:
Poplar wood
Dimensions:
67,5 x 53 cm
Framed: 85,8 cm × 72 cm × 7,3 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 329
Provenance
Collection Charles I of England, sold to Greene 1651; 1685 documented in the gallery in Prague; 1721 to Vienna