Camera di San Paolo frescoes

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The Camera di San Paolo frescoes are a celebrated early 16th-century decorative cycle in Parma, Italy, renowned for Correggio’s innovative illusionistic ceiling painting and playful mythological imagery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance artwork
ceiling decoration
fresco cycle
artisticInnovation illusionistic ceiling with painted pergola
integration of mythological imagery in a convent setting
city Parma
commissionedBy Giovanna da Piacenza
commissionedFor Convent of San Paolo
private apartment of an abbess
country Italy
creator Correggio
depicts Diana
classical deities
illusionistic sky
putti playing
endTime 1520
genre illusionistic painting
mythological painting
hasPart illusionistic oculus
lunette decorations
mythological figures
putti
trellis-like pergola decoration
heritageDesignation cultural heritage of Italy
inception 1519
locatedIn Camera di San Paolo
Emilia-Romagna
Italy
Parma
locatedInBuilding former Convent of San Paolo
materialUsed fresco
movement High Renaissance
Italian Renaissance
notableWorkOf Correggio
openToPublic yes
partOf decorative program of Camera di San Paolo
period early 16th century
significance important example of secular mythological imagery in a religious context
milestone in illusionistic ceiling painting
startTime 1519
style classical-inspired decoration
illusionistic ceiling decoration
touristAttraction yes
usesMotif garden pergola
grotesque ornament
heraldic and decorative shields

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Correggio notableWork Camera di San Paolo frescoes
Antonio da Correggio notableWork Camera di San Paolo frescoes
Galleria Nazionale di Parma notableWorkInCollection Camera di San Paolo frescoes (fragments and related works)
linked to: Camera di San Paolo frescoes