The painting's subject is roughly 21 years old, with an unkempt face that is nearly feminine in appearance.
The painting's subject is roughly 21 years old, with an unkempt face that is nearly feminine in appearance. The subject's shirt includes ruffles at both the neck and on his right sleeve, and according to one interpreter, is made of fur and pleated muslin. The painting was given to Pope Clement VII in 1524, and helped inspire Caravaggio's later painting of Medusa observed by Perseus. It is better known, however, for inspiring a 17-page poem about "Affirmation that doesn't affirm anything," a 1976 work of the same name by John Ashbery. FTP, name this painting by Parmigianino in which the artist's hand appears unusually large because it was painted with the help of a barber's tool.
The painting's subject is roughly 21 years old, with an unkempt face that is nearly feminine in appearance.
{Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror}