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This image-within-an-image calls to mind Parmigianino’s 16th century masterpiece, “Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror” — a virtuosic affirmation of the prestige of art making.

Standing in the harsh light of my refrigerator, I've enjoyed many an impromptu "meal" of just a large hunk of torn baguette positively bathed in balsamic, topped with shards of hastily sliced Parmigianino and maybe a sliver of fresh mozzarella.

Parmigianino’s intriguing painting of an unknown woman includes the hallmarks of a marriageable young woman: She is elegantly dressed, revealing a tasteful amount of unblemished skin.

The Capodimonte Museum in Naples, Italy, has never sent a tour of that size on the road, and it contains paintings by some of the all-time greats: Titian, El Greco, Jusepe de Ribera and Parmigianino among them.

The 16th-century artist Parmigianino famously painted a portrait of himself with his arm extended, almost as if holding the canvas.