Who painted “Madonna with the Long Neck”?

“Madonna with the Long Neck” was painted by Parmigianino in 1534–1540. Where to see it: Uffizi Gallery.

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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