(b. 1503, Parma, d. 1540, Casal Maggiore)

Madonna and Child with Saints c. 1530 Oil on wood, 75,5 x 60 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

From the time of his very early works Parmigianino broke away from Correggio, his master, being attracted variously by Raphael, by the light effects of Beccafumi and by the bizarre touches of German engravings. In this work, however, executed after his stay in Rome, there is an unexpected return to the art of Correggio, discernible in the poetry which emerges from the warm, golden colour blends, almost creating a fantastic pictorial vision, and in the ability to capture spontaneous family affections. However, this pervading tenderness is crystallized immediately, intellectually, in the relationship between these human emotions, the refined images of the finely rendered background, and the serious, contemplative face of the saint in the foreground.

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Author: PARMIGIANINO Title: Madonna and Child with Saints Time-line: 1501-1550 School: Italian Form: painting