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Who painted “Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror”?

“Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror” was painted by Parmigianino in 1523. Where to see it: Kunsthistorisches Museum.

Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror — Parmigianino

High Renaissance

What to look for

Parmigianino: elongated, elegant figures — long necks and fingers — with strange proportions and refined colour.

Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola (11 January 1503 – 24 August 1540), also known as Francesco Mazzola or, more commonly, as Parmigianino, was an Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker active in Florence, Rome, Bologna, and his native city of Parma. Wikipedia

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