How did this painting save its artist’s life? | Parmigianino's 'The Vision of Saint Jerome'

Parmigianino is one of the most inventive and influential artists of the Italian Renaissance. His huge altarpiece, originally intended for a burial chapel in San Salvatore in Lauro in Rome, has had a particularly precarious life - or so the art historian Giorgio Vasari tells us. Hear from Project Curator Maria Alambritis the story of how both Parmigianino and his painting survived the Sack of Rome, one of the most destructive events of the 16th century.

🎨 Find out more about the painting, 'The Madonna and Child with Saints John the Baptist and Jerome'
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/parmigianino-the-madonna-and-child-with-saints

🖌️ Find out more about Parmigianino
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/parmigianino

#NationalGallery #ArtHistory #Parmigianino

🎞 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd

Follow us on social media!
⭐️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalgallery
⭐️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalgallerylondon
⭐️ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenationalgallery/
⭐️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nationalgallery
⭐️ X, formerly Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalGallery

Help keep the museum accessible for everyone by supporting us here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/support-us

The world's greatest paintings to your inbox. Sign up to receive the latest news from the Gallery: https://bit.ly/3m0FY98

The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10am - 6pm and on Fridays between 10am - 9pm.

Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk