Works and artists Ancient art Correggio Five hundred Renaissance
The title of the major Allegri exhibition in Dresden is surprising; it certainly stands apart from any other current designation for an art event, particularly one focusing on historical art. There is no doubt that, over the generations…
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For five hundred years, the paintings of Antonio Allegri—who went down in history as Correggio, after his hometown—have continued to captivate viewers with the sensuality of their figures, the luminosity of their scenes, the brilliance of…
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Works and artists Ancient art Correggio Five hundred Renaissance
Among the countless commentators on Correggio, I like to choose the sincere definition given by Édouard Pommier in a personal autograph letter to me in August 2006, where he considers him "an immense artist." Such a judgment coming from…
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Works and artists Ancient art Correggio Five hundred Parma Renaissance
The author revisits here the article that appeared on January 31, 2022, in this same journal, but has now expanded it with the necessary in-depth analysis. This study of Correggio, in fact, focuses on that great Renaissance artist who…
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Correggio’s *Madonna of Saint Sebastian* (Antonio Allegri; Correggio, 1489–1534) was the focus of a comprehensive conservation and research project at the Gemäldegalerie in Dresden, where the painting is housed. The…
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Work to secure andpreserve the historical and artistic heritage of the Camera di San Paolo in Parma—one of the city’s most precious and iconic sites, famous for its frescoes by Correggio ( Antonio Allegri; Correggio, 1489–1534)—will…
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Works and artists Correggio Emilia Romagna Five hundred Renaissance
To speak of the Camera di San Paolo, frescoed by Correggio in Parma in 1518, would first and foremost lead to the vast body of literature that this famous painted room has inspired, featuring the names of celebrated authors and themes…
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At the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Gallery) in Dresden, within the Zwinger complex, the first-ever retrospective exhibition outside Italy dedicated to Antonio Allegri known as il Correggio (Correggio, c. 1489 - 1534)…
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