Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror
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Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror is a renowned early 16th-century Mannerist painting by Parmigianino that strikingly depicts the artist’s distorted reflection as seen in a convex mirror.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hand with Reflecting Sphere | 1 |
| Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mannerist painting
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painting ⓘ |
| approximateDiameter |
about 24.4 cm
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about 9.6 inches ⓘ |
| artist | Parmigianino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMovement | Mannerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | GG_316 in Kunsthistorisches Museum (approximate / example identifier) ⓘ |
| collection | Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | unknown ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| createdInCity | Parma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Parmigianino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictionType | self-portrait of the artist ⓘ |
| depicts |
Parmigianino
NERFINISHED
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distorted image of the artist’s hand ⓘ interior space behind the artist ⓘ reflection in a convex mirror ⓘ |
| genre | portrait painting ⓘ |
| hasSubject | young Parmigianino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography |
artist looking directly at the viewer
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curved architectural background ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1523–1524 ⓘ |
| influenced | John Ashbery’s poem "Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Austria
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Vienna ⓘ |
| location | Kunsthistorisches Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | oil on panel ⓘ |
| movement | Mannerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs |
early masterpiece of Parmigianino
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one of the most famous self-portraits of the Italian Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
distorted perspective
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exaggerated size of the artist’s hand in the foreground ⓘ highly finished, detailed rendering ⓘ illusion of a convex mirror surface ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | Autoritratto entro uno specchio convesso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Italian High Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape |
circular
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tondo ⓘ |
| style | early Mannerism ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | self-portraits—16th century ⓘ |
| support | wood panel ⓘ |
| technique | oil painting ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 16th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hand with Reflecting Sphere