Madonna with the Long Neck — Parmigianino
One of the great representatives of the mannerist style and is unique in its styling.
Among the countless wonders that one can find in the Uffizi Gallery is a portrait of Parmigianino (who was called Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) that surprises and shocks at first glance, as it breaks with many established norms during the Italian Renaissance.
Framed within the mannerist movement and being one of its most significant examples, it is at the same time a work unlike anything that was painted until that time, and although unfinished (Parmigiano died prematurely while working on this painting), few doubt that it is one of the great jewels of its time.
Painted during the first half of the sixteenth century, it is an oil-on-panel of large dimensions, more than two meters high and more than one meter wide.
The size is not an obstacle but a help to the viewer since whoever observes the work can see more clearly what Parmigiano wanted to capture in what would be his posthumous work, and the details can be seen easily.
It is worth remembering that mannerism was a style that emerged as an evolution of the Renaissance and was characterized by very clear guidelines when creating works of art.
