The Mannerist technique is used in its depiction of the Madonna by Parmigianino is distortion.
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The towering Madonna controls the canvas. Her hair is elaborately styled and she is shown to have very tiny feet. Her proportions force everything else in the painting into four small corners. Baby Jesus is abnormally long. The two figures dominate the piece.
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Madonna was born as Madonna Louise Ciccone.