Baptism of Christ (Parmigianino)

Baptism of Christ is an oil on panel painting by Parmigianino, executed , the earliest surviving work by the artist, produced when he was only sixteen. It is now in the in Berlin.

It is usually identified with an anecdote in Vasari's Lives of the Artists:

Bibliography (in Italian)

• Luisa Viola, Parmigianino, Parma, 2007
• Mario Di Giampaolo ed Elisabetta Fadda, Parmigianino, Keybook, Santarcangelo di Romagna 2002.

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