Head of a Young Woman, by Parmigianino

An image of Head of a Young Woman. Parmigianino (Francesco Mazzola) (Italian, 1503-1540). Silverpoint, heightened with bodycolour on a pinkish-grey prepared surface, on paper, height 113 mm, width 90 mm.

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Head of a Young Woman. Parmigianino (Francesco Mazzola) (Italian, 1503-1540). Silverpoint, heightened with bodycolour on a pinkish-grey prepared surface, on paper, height 113 mm, width 90 mm.

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Accession Number: 3078
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 827 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 892.20kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2016:11:15 13:11:36

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16th Century bodycolour delicate drawing eyes cast downward female Fitz_PDP Francesco Mazzola heads Italian lady Late Renaissance Mannerism Mannerist metalpoint Parmigianino portraits Renaissance silverpoint woman young youth

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