Idiosyncratic and subtle: Correggio's 'The Madonna of Saint Jerome', late 1520s. Photo: Galleria Nazionale, Parma. : The other Italian master
Idiosyncratic and subtle: Correggio's 'The Madonna of Saint Jerome', late 1520s. Photo: Galleria Nazionale, Parma. : The other Italian master
Correggio's 'Mystic Marriage of St.Catherine', c. 1520. Even as he's busy sowing confusion, Correggio is also dedicated to thoroughgoing realism. Photo: Museo e Gallerie Nazionale di Capodimonte. : The other Italian master
Correggio's 'Mystic Marriage of St.Catherine', c. 1520. Even as he's busy sowing confusion, Correggio is also dedicated to thoroughgoing realism. Photo: Museo e Gallerie Nazionale di Capodimonte. : The other Italian master
Powerful emotions, wild eccentricity and convincing realism: Correggio's 'Jupiter and Io', 1530s. Photo: Parma Cathedral : The other Italian master
Powerful emotions, wild eccentricity and convincing realism: Correggio's 'Jupiter and Io', 1530s. Photo: Parma Cathedral : The other Italian master
The ultimate example of Correggio's unique vision is the huge fresco he unveiled in the main cupola of Parma cathedral in 1530 after years and years of work. Photo: Kuntsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. : The other Italian master
The ultimate example of Correggio's unique vision is the huge fresco he unveiled in the main cupola of Parma cathedral in 1530 after years and years of work. Photo: Kuntsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. : The other Italian master
The other Italian master
A sometimes overlooked godfather of Western art is being rediscovered in Parma, Italy, reports Blake Gopnik, of The Washington Post.