Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror
Parmigianino · 1523
Why it's great
A young man's face and a giant hand fill a round, bulging panel, as if he were seen in a shiny ball. Parmigianino painted this in 1523 when he was 21, using a real curved mirror, and the stretched hand is its most famous part.
Where to see it
📍 Kunsthistorisches MuseumInnere Stadt, Austria
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Parmigianino was an Italian painter, born in Parma in 1503. His pictures have long necks, elegant poses and smooth skin, and he painted one of the most famous self-portraits, in a convex mirror. He died in 1540.
