Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist
Correggio
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Renaissance Painter · Active 1510 – 1525
Correggio
Paintale's collection includes 5 paintings attributed to Correggio, a figure of the Renaissance period whose recurring subjects — power & politics, religion & mythology, daily life — trace a consistent set of preoccupations across a career's worth of commissions.
Power & PoliticsReligion & MythologyDaily Life
Where to see the work: Art Institute of Chicago · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Cleveland Museum of Art.
Paintings by Correggio (5)
Saints Peter, Martha, Mary Magdalen, and Leonard
Correggio
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A Draped Female Figure (possibly an Amazon) and Architectural Studies (verso)
Correggio
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Study of a Fallen Soldier (possibly the Conversion of Saul) (recto); A Draped Female Figure (possibly an Amazon) and Architectural Studies (verso)
Correggio
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Study of a Fallen Soldier (possibly the Conversion of Saul) (recto)
Correggio
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About Correggio
Correggio's surviving output sits squarely within the Renaissance period, and the paintings collected here return repeatedly to power & politics, religion & mythology, daily life. Read together, they trace how one artist worked through the same problems of figure, light, and narrative weight that defined the period.
Correggio's paintings have found permanent homes at institutions such as Art Institute of Chicago, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art. Every entry on Paintale digs into how each piece was made, what it depicts, and how it has been read and re-read since it left the studio.
Frequently asked about Correggio
- When did Correggio live?
- Correggio was active around 1510 – 1525, during the Renaissance period.
- Where can I see paintings by Correggio?
- Art Institute of Chicago, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art.
- What themes did Correggio paint?
- Power & Politics, Religion & Mythology, Daily Life.