本名はフランチェスコ・マッツォーラ。イタリアのパルマで画家の家に生まれ、「パルマの小さな人」という意味のあだ名で呼ばれました。2歳ごろに父を亡くし、画家のおじたちに育てられます。21歳でローマへ行き、「ラファエロの生まれ変わり」とたたえられました。人の体を長く優美に描くスタイルで知られ、イタリアでいち早く銅版画（エッチング）にも挑戦しました。
His real name was Francesco Mazzola. He was born into a family of painters in Parma, Italy, and his nickname means 'the little one from Parma.' His father died when he was about two, and his uncles, who were also painters, raised him. At 21 he went to Rome, where people praised him as 'Raphael reborn.' He was known for long, elegant figures, and he was one of the first Italian painters to try etching.
