Maria mit Kind und einem Mönch,

um 1530

Material / Technology / Carrier

Pappelholz (Populus sp.)

Dimensions of the object

27,3 x 21,6 cm

Displayed

AP OG Kabinett 5

Department

Italienische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

5289

Acquisition

Aus der Kammergalerie Kurfürst Maximilians I.

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola), Maria mit Kind und einem Mönch, um 1530, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/gR4kR1vGEe (Last updated on 11.01.2023)

Even during his own lifetime Parmigianino was celebrated as the “reincarnation of Raphael” and is one of the most outstanding masters of Mannerism. His painting is characterised by innovative pictorial inventions, idealised figures and the cool elegance of its coloration. The Carthusian monk in the background is either St Bruno or the person who commissioned the work.