1540 (ca.), Parmigianino (Francesco Mazzola), Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist and Mary Magdalene (detail) -- Getty Museum (Los Angeles)
From the museum label: This very well preserved picture is unusually painted on seven sheets of paper laid down on panel. The beautiful seated Virgin is looking at her Child embracing the infant St. John the Baptist, both assisted by Mary Magdalene, who is also represented in the distant background being elevated to heaven. The polished and enamel-like surface, the lush landscape, the refined hairstyles of the two women, the interplay of the hands, and the still life with the jewels of Mary Magdalene in the foreground are characteristic of Parmigianino's manner in his full maturity.
1540 (ca.), Parmigianino (Francesco Mazzola), Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist and Mary Magdalene (detail) -- Getty Museum (Los Angeles)
From the museum label: This very well preserved picture is unusually painted on seven sheets of paper laid down on panel. The beautiful seated Virgin is looking at her Child embracing the infant St. John the Baptist, both assisted by Mary Magdalene, who is also represented in the distant background being elevated to heaven. The polished and enamel-like surface, the lush landscape, the refined hairstyles of the two women, the interplay of the hands, and the still life with the jewels of Mary Magdalene in the foreground are characteristic of Parmigianino's manner in his full maturity.