Introduction
One of the most crucial periods of the evolution of life drawing was the Renaissance period and Antonio Allegri da Correggio or more popular as Correggio (1489-1534) was one of its greatest exponents. The Italian painter was largely influenced by the works of Andrea Mantegna, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Dosso Dossi (Waterhouse, Correggio). During his art career, Correggio visited Rome, where he learned the nuances and spirit of the Renaissance culture. Filled with the poetic charm and soft elegance, Correggio's works inaugurate the composition of new artistic principles. The playful lightness and decorative elegance of his paintings in the Monastery of San Paolo are smoothly replaced by the expressive dynamism …show more content…
Francis. To increase the emotive character, Correggio would often resort to the effects of the contrast of night illumination observed in the paintings of the Holy Night, or Adoration of the Shepherds (Riegl et al, The Origins of Baroque, 128). The fresco in Parma's cathedral appears the culmination of Correggio's art, depicting his logically finished searches that initially took place in the paintings of San Giovanni. Here the painter established the eternal and shining space uniting the barrel and dome by the theme and color; the barrel plays the role of a balustrade on which the apostles' figures are located. On the ground there evolves the scene of the Assumption, with angels' round dance raising Madonna to the sky, and meeting Michael. Due to its concentric composition, the fresco foreshadows the great plafond paintings of the Baroque and completes Correggio's evolution. Presenting the staggering array of swirling figures, the fresco witnesses’ one of the greatest work of the
One of the most crucial periods of the evolution of life drawing was the Renaissance period and Antonio Allegri da Correggio or more popular as Correggio (1489-1534) was one of its greatest exponents. The Italian painter was largely influenced by the works of Andrea Mantegna, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Dosso Dossi (Waterhouse, Correggio). During his art career, Correggio visited Rome, where he learned the nuances and spirit of the Renaissance culture. Filled with the poetic charm and soft elegance, Correggio's works inaugurate the composition of new artistic principles. The playful lightness and decorative elegance of his paintings in the Monastery of San Paolo are smoothly replaced by the expressive dynamism …show more content…
Francis. To increase the emotive character, Correggio would often resort to the effects of the contrast of night illumination observed in the paintings of the Holy Night, or Adoration of the Shepherds (Riegl et al, The Origins of Baroque, 128). The fresco in Parma's cathedral appears the culmination of Correggio's art, depicting his logically finished searches that initially took place in the paintings of San Giovanni. Here the painter established the eternal and shining space uniting the barrel and dome by the theme and color; the barrel plays the role of a balustrade on which the apostles' figures are located. On the ground there evolves the scene of the Assumption, with angels' round dance raising Madonna to the sky, and meeting Michael. Due to its concentric composition, the fresco foreshadows the great plafond paintings of the Baroque and completes Correggio's evolution. Presenting the staggering array of swirling figures, the fresco witnesses’ one of the greatest work of the