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Danae
Allegri Antonio called Correggio
(Correggio c. 1489 - 1534)
Together with Leda, Ganymede Abducted by the Eagle, and Jupiter and Io, this painting forms part of a well-known series of Jupiter’s loves, painted by Correggio for Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, who in turn gave them to Charles V. The gift was perhaps made in Bologna in 1530, or more likely in November 1532, when the Emperor stayed in Mantua. The subject of the work is Danaë, daughter of King Acrisius, locked up in a tower to prevent her giving birth to children. The scene depicts the moment in which she couples with Jupiter, who according to Ovid took the form of a golden rain. Perseus was born of that union; as the oracle predicted, he killed the Argive king.
The composition is one of the rare works by Correggio set in an indoor, domestic space. The scene is enriched by the presence of Hymen, protector of marriage, and by two cupids who test the purity of the gold on a touchstone, a gesture which alludes to Jupiter’s genuine love for the princess, which is deemed here to be pure
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Antonio da Correggio
Italian Renaissance painter (1489–1534)
"Correggio" redirects here. For other uses, see Correggio (disambiguation).
Antonio Allegri da Correggio (August 1489 – 5 March 1534), usually known as just Correggio (, also, ,[1][2][3]Italian:[korˈreddʒo]) was an Italian Renaissance painter who was the foremost painter of the Parma school of the High Renaissance, who was responsible for some of the most vigorous and sensuous works of the sixteenth century. In his use of dynamic composition, illusionistic perspective and dramatic foreshortening, Correggio prefigured the Baroque art of the seventeenth century and the Rococo art of the eighteenth century. He is considered a master of chiaroscuro.
Early life
Antonio Allegri was born in Correggio, a small town near Reggio Emilia. His date of birth is uncertain (around 1489). His father was a merchant.[4] Otherwise little is known about Correggio's early life or training. It is, however, often assumed that he had his first artistic education from his fathe
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Leda and the Swan (circa 1532)
Antonio Allegri da Correggio, was the foremost painter of the Parma school of the High Italian Renaissance, who was responsible for some of the most vigorous and sensuous works of the 16th century. In his use of dynamic composition, illusionistic perspective and dramatic foreshortening, Correggio prefigured the Baroque art of the 17th century and the Rococo art of the 18th century. He is considered a master of chiaroscuro.
Antonio Allegri was born in Correggio, a small town near Reggio Emilia. His date of birth is uncertain (around 1489). His father was a merchant. Otherwise little is known about Correggio's early life or training. It is, however, often assumed that he had his first artistic education from his father's brother, the painter Lorenzo Allegri.
In 1503–1505 he was apprenticed to Francesco Bianchi Ferrara in Modena, where he probably became familiar with the classicism of artists like Lorenzo Costa and Francesco Francia, evidence of which can be found in his first works. After a trip to Mantua in 1506, he returned to Correggio, wher
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