A loan from the Galleria Nazionale in Parma, Italy, provides a rare opportunity for viewing Parmigianino's masterpiece Schiava turca (ca. 1531–1534). Heralded as an originator of Mannerism, Parmigianino developed an expressive style with elongated forms that was also indebted to the work of Raphael and Michelangelo.

The title, which translates to "Turkish slave," derives from the subject's elegant balzo, a fashionable headdress worn by elite Northern Italian women, which was later mistaken for a turban. The Legion of Honor displays this painting following its exhibition at The Frick Collection, New York.

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Date: Saturday, July 26, 2014 - Sunday, October 05, 2014

Time: Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30-5:15

Location: Legion of Honour, 100 34th Avenue (at Clement Street), San Francisco

Source: http://www.iicsanfrancisco.esteri.it/