Artist: Parmigianino Style: Mannerist Medium: Oil on wood Museum/City: Uffizi, Florence Connection: Emotion in Michelangelo's Pieta 1. The baby christ is sometimes thought to be dead, due to his pale color and limp form 2. The madonna displays unusual proportions, having an abnormally long neck and fingers 3. The purpose of the small prophetic figure in the corner is unknown, other than for religious symbolism
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