Antonio Allegri da Correggio, his life, his friends, and his time . panel, and to thepainter himself for blue on the frame, no doubt the ground-work ofthe gold ornaments.^ It is therefore certain that this extraordinary work was completedby the young man in five months ! It was carefully preserved in its original place until the end of March in this year, the French painter, JeanBoulanger, arrived at Correggio, having entered the service of theDuke of Modena a few days before. He installed himself on ascaffold behind the high altar, made a hasty copy of the picture, anddeparted. O
Antonio Allegri da Correggio, his life, his friends, and his time . panel, and to thepainter himself for blue on the frame, no doubt the ground-work ofthe gold ornaments.^ It is therefore certain that this extraordinary work was completedby the young man in five months ! It was carefully preserved in its original place until the end of March in this year, the French painter, JeanBoulanger, arrived at Correggio, having entered the service of theDuke of Modena a few days before. He installed himself on ascaffold behind the high altar, made a hasty copy of the picture, anddeparted. On April 12 it was rumoured in Correggio that theoriginal had been carried off, and replaced by Boulangers copy. Thewhole country-side was in an uproar. The church was besieged byan angry crowd, calling down vengeance on the thieves. The greatbell of the commune was rung, and the Anziani, followed by a throng riraboschi, vi. pp. 253 and 258 ; Iungilconi, ii. j)]!. 65-69. Tiraboschi erroneouslysupposes this i)icture to liave been painted for the Minorites of ARDUCTIOX OF THE TRANCISrAN ALTAR-PIErE 95 of persons of all classes, asscmbletl in the ante-room of SignerAnnibalc INTolza, the Duke of Modenas representative at ot those present, with the one exception of Molza, had anysuspicion as to the real author of ihc. theft, as they roundly called leaders stated their case as follows, in the presence of all : Therobbery was probably carried out by the painter aforesaid, with theconsent or connivance of some of the fathers of the monastery. Andtherefore the people, discovering the theft of a picture so greatlyprized and valued by the whole community at all times, and recog-nising its loss as a special grief to the Council General, brings thematter before the illustrious Governor of the city, begging for his helpand favour in inducing his Serene Highness, the gracious and bene-ficent father of his people, to exert his authority for the discoveryof the deli
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