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Correggio Biography

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CORREGGIO, Antonio Allegri, celebrated painter, born at Correggio, Italy, in 1494; died March 5, 1534. He was the son of a wealthy family, nephew of an artist, and thus enjoyed many privileges in preparing for his life work. Among the first of his celebrated productions are the paintings of a saloon in the convent of St. Paolo at Parma, in 1518. He began the decoration of the Parma cathedral in 1522, including the "Assumption of the Virgin," in which the Madonna is borne to heaven by a throng of angels, where she is met by the Saviour. This exquisite production is regarded his masterpiece, but equal grace is shown in his painted figures, nymphs, and goddesses. He was able to put charms and gaiety into his paintings, and was a master at blending light and shadow. Among his best productions are the altar pieces of St. George, St. Francis, and St. Sebastian, and the pictures representing the "Marriage of Catharine;" "St. Jerome;" "Night," and several Madonnas.

The Teachers' and Pupils' Cyclopædia, Vol. I. (Kansas City: Bufton Book Co., 1909) 419-420.