Antonio da Correggio

From 1516, he spent most of his career in Parma, befriending Michelangelo Anselmi and creating vigorous, sensuous religious and mythological works.¹

In 1519, he received his first major commission for the Camera di San Paolo, featuring a complex blend of classical imagery and playful cherubs.¹

In the Parma Cathedral, he pushed the 'sotto in su' perspective to its limits, creating a vortex of figures that suggests divine infinity.¹

Works like 'Ganymede Abducted by the Eagle' are considered proto-Baroque due to their movement, drama, and diagonal compositions.¹

Commissioned by Federico II Gonzaga, he painted the 'Loves of Jupiter' series, which was later presented to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.¹