Beyond painting, Parmigianino was a gifted draftsman and printmaker. His intricate drawings, often studies for larger works, reveal meticulous attention to line, proportion and gesture. Portraiture was another strength: works such as the Portrait of a Young Woman and the Portrait of Gian Galeazzo Sanvitale display both technical mastery and subtle psychological insight, capturing the sitter’s presence with understated refinement.
Parmigianino’s career was marked by mobility and innovation. He spent time in Rome, Florence and Bologna, absorbing influences from contemporaries and experimenting with perspective, figure elongation and decorative detail. These explorations reflected a desire to push the boundaries of conventional composition while maintaining harmony and elegance. Although he died at 37, his approach to proportion, figure and spatial arrangement resonated with later Mannerist painters and anticipated aspects of Baroque refinement.
Girolamo Francesco Mazzola, il Parmigianino (Parma 1503-1540 Casalmaggiore)
Head of a bearded man in profile facing left, possibly a self-portrait
Girolamo Francesco Mazzola, il Parmigianino (Parma 1503-1540 Casalmaggiore)
Daniel in the lions' den
GIROLAMO FRANCESCO MAZZOLA, IL PARMIGIANINO (PARMA 1503-1540 CASALMAGGIORE)
Two studies of a dove ( recto ); Two studies of a frog ( verso )
ANTONIO DA TRENTO ( CIRCA 1510–1550) AFTER PARMIGIANINO (1503-1540)
The Martyrdom of two Saints
FRANCESCO MAZZOLA, CALLED PARMIGIANINO (1503-1540) AFTER RAPHAEL
Saints Peter and John healing the Cripples at the Gate at the Temple
NICCOLÒ VICENTINO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1540-50) AFTER PARMIGIANINO (1503-1540)
Christ healing the Lepers
ENEA VICO (1523-1567) AFTER FRANCESCO PRIMATICCIO (1504-1570)
Vulcan and the Cyclopes forging Arrows for the Cupids
GIROLAMO FRANCESCO MARIA MAZZOLA, CALLED PARMIGIANINO (1503-1540) AFTER RAPHAEL
Saints Peter and John healing the Lame Man at the Gate of the Temple
Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Il Parmigianino (1503-1540)
The Entombment (Second Version) (B. 5)
MASTER FP (ACTIVE CIRCA 1528-1540) AFTER PARMIGIANINO (1503-1540)
The Twelve Apostles
FOLLOWER OF GIROLAMO FRANCESCO MARIA MAZZOLA, IL PARMIGIANINO (PARMA 1503-1540 CASALMAGGIORE)
The Adoration of the Magi
GIROLAMO FRANCESCO MARIA MAZZOLA, CALLED PARMIGIANINO (1503-1540)
Standing Shepherd
Anonymous, after Parmigianino
Astronomy; The Sacrifice (B. 16 & 21)
ANTONIO DA TRENTO ( CIRCA 1510–1550) AFTER PARMIGIANINO (1503-1540)
The Martyrdom of two Saints
After Parmigianino (1503-1540)
Fortitude, from: Christian Vertues (Bartsch 4)
FRANCESCO MAZZOLA, CALLED PARMIGIANINO (1503-1540)
The Entombment
LÉON DAVENT (1540-1556) AFTER PARMIGIANINO (1503-1540)
Holy Conversation ('Sacra Conversazione')
Follower of Parmigianino
The head of a young woman
GIROLAMO FRANCESCO MARIA MAZZOLA, DIT IL PARMIGIANINO (PARME 1503-1540 CASALMAGGIORE)
Putto ailé s'appuyant sur un flambeau retourné