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Correggio - Christ Taking Leave of his Mother

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Correggio - Christ Taking Leave of his Mother
Artist: Antonio Allegri da Correggio - Title: Christ Taking Leave of his Mother - Medium: Fine Art Giclee on Canvas - Image Size: Approximately 20 inches x 17.75 inches - Unframed on Unstretched Canvas - Biography: Antonio Allegri da Correggio (August 1489 - 5 March, 1534), usually known as just Correggio, was the foremost painter of the Parma school of the High Italian Renaissance, who was responsible for some of the most vigorous and sensuous works of the 16th century. In his use of dynamic composition, illusionistic perspective and dramatic foreshortening, Correggio prefigured the Baroque art of the 17th century and the Rococo art of the 18th century. He is considered a master of chiaroscuro.