Places to see in ( Parma - Italy ) Camera di San Paolo

Описание: Places to see in ( Parma - Italy ) Camera di San Paolo

In February to September 1519, Antonio Correggio was commissioned by the Abbess Giovanna Piacenza to decorated the domed ceiling of her private dining room, now called the Camera di San Paolo. He painted between the ribs to simulate a pergola, pierced by oculi (small windows) through which smiling cherubs and hunting dogs. Below the oculi are lunettes with monochromic scenes painted to simulate marble. The fireplace is frescoed with an depiction of the goddess Diana. The frescoes are considered one of the masterpieces of Italian Renaissance art.

Apart from its mastery of style and delightful vivacity, the Corregio frescoes have spurred a debate as to the underlying significance of the iconography, in part debating the significance of pagan and hunting scenes for a nunnery. The convent was known for the laxity of its rules, and had been embroiled, along with the abbess in various local land disputes. Critics including Roberto Longhi and Erwin Panofsky have dedicated monographs to the subject.

The private room of the abbess was frescoed (1514) by Alessandro Araldi with grotteschi. The monastery contains a chapel of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria frescoed with scenes of her life also by Araldi. The rooms are open to the public as a museum.

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