In particular, for artistic and cultural relevance it is recommended to visit the following sites.
Milan - Pinacoteca di Brera
www.pinacotecabrera.org
Rome - National Gallery of Modern Art
www.gnam.beniculturali.it
Urbino - Galleria Nazionale delle Marche
www.gallerianazionalemarche.it
Pompeii excavations
www.pompeiisites.org
Florence - the Uffizi Gallery
www.uffizi.beniculturali.it
Parma - Monumental Complex of Pilotta
www.parmabeniartistici.beniculturali.it
Napoli - National Archaeological Museum
www.cir.campania.beniculturali.it
The Nativity with Saints Elizabeth and John
Correggio in the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan
Before analyzing the work, it is necessary to briefly refer to its author. Antonio Allegri, known as Correggio was considered one of the great sixteenth-century for having opposed a style of strong emotional involvement in the Venetian style and the Roman Mannerism. Inspired by the culture of the fifteenth century, and by the great masters of the time (such as Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Mantegna), inaugurated a new way of painting, establishing itself as the bearer of the ideals of the Renaissance. It was also considered a precursor of illusionist painting for his chiaroscuro effects, production of the illusion of plasticity, as well as for its diagonal compositional structure, production of spatial depth.
The present painting dates from about 1512-1513, was working in Mantua and was probably commissioned for a private home. From reliable sources, we know that in the seventeenth century it became part of the collection of Cardinal Ludovisi in Rome. Later it belonged to Benigno Crespi and in 1913 was bought at auction by the Milanese art gallery.
The work represents the Nativity of Jesus out with a rich atmospheric notations landscape. It is these details to show the strong influence of the "scientific" painting by Leonardo da Vinci. The subjects available, however, recalls the classical sacred scene (with Jesus at the center), but with many references to the triptych of Mantegna Uffizi (perhaps used as a template).
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The art is the image of dreams which makes imperfect reality. Umberto F. M. Cefalà