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Kneeling Woman Lifting Her Hand to Her Head

Kneeling Woman Lifting Her Hand to Her Head, by Parmigianino, chalk, 1531
Kneeling Woman Lifting Her Hand to Her Head, by Parmigianino, chalk, 1531

Kneeling Woman Lifting Her Hand to Her Head is a chalk drawing by the Renaissance artist Parmigianino. It dates from 1531 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

Inscription
Inscribed:J. Richardson, Sr. lower center on mount: Parmigiano; upper left verso collector's marks identified; upper center verso in brown ink: A34 / B29 / A.A.g. / B.; lower right verso in graphite: Given to me by A.P. Oppe
Markings
Marked:, Reynolds (L.2364)

Artist & collection

Portrait of Parmigianino

Artist

Parmigianino

Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola (11 January 1503 – 24 August 1540), also known as Francesco Mazzola or, more commonly, as Parmigianino (UK: US: Italian:; "the little one from Parma"), was an Italian Mannerist painter…

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Who painted Kneeling Woman Lifting Her Hand to Her Head?

Kneeling Woman Lifting Her Hand to Her Head was painted by Parmigianino in 1531.

Where can I see Kneeling Woman Lifting Her Hand to Her Head?

Kneeling Woman Lifting Her Hand to Her Head is held by National Gallery of Art.

What movement is Kneeling Woman Lifting Her Hand to Her Head?

Kneeling Woman Lifting Her Hand to Her Head is associated with Renaissance.

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