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Antonio Allegri da
Correggio
(1489 – 1534)
Italian,
Renaissance
Deposition
from the Cross
c.1525
one of the greatest
paintings of all time
Key
Descriptive Words and Phrases associated with the Renaissance Movement
rebirth,
rediscovery of the
classical
world, publication of Della Pittura, a book about the laws
of mathematical perspective for artists, sfumato, chiaroscuro,
Savonarola,
spiritually significant,
illuminated
manuscript, idealized biblical themes,
scriptorium,
illuminator,
Age of Discovery, axonometric
drawing, curiosity about the natural world, the works of
Dante,
realistic use of colors
and light, Bonfire
of the Vanities,
Old Testament stories, ethereal and foggy
backgrounds, Gospel parables,
The Black
death,
romanticized landscapes,
Christian
symbolism.
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Men of genius sometimes accomplish most when they work the least,
for they are thinking out inventions and forming in their minds the
perfect idea that they subsequently express with their hands.
Giorgio Vasari
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