Man Holding a Book

Parmigianino, 1529, Kunsthistorisches Museum

‘Man Holding a Book’ is a work by Parmigianino (Italy, 1503–1540). It is dated 1529. It is part of the collection Kunsthistorisches Museum. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

It is made of poplar panel. It measures 68 × 53 cm. The work belongs to the genre portrait. The things depicted include man and book.

The catalogue has 97 more works by Parmigianino.

• The Renaissance