Antonio Allegri da Correggio, his life, his friends, and his time . recognised as awork of Correggioby the painter,\incenzo Sigmar-ingen picture isa finer and more-elaborate pensive Ma-donna sits in frontof a bower of leafyverdure. TheChild upon herlap plays withthe scroll of thelittle St. Johnscross, at which helooks with aston-ished eyes. ,a figureof the usual Man-tegnesque type,watches the group , , ^ ,, „ ... fc> r In ihc Estense , Modeiia. This closes the list of pictures hitherto discovered, which in allprobability preceded the Ma
Antonio Allegri da Correggio, his life, his friends, and his time . recognised as awork of Correggioby the painter,\incenzo Sigmar-ingen picture isa finer and more-elaborate pensive Ma-donna sits in frontof a bower of leafyverdure. TheChild upon herlap plays withthe scroll of thelittle St. Johnscross, at which helooks with aston-ished eyes. ,a figureof the usual Man-tegnesque type,watches the group , , ^ ,, „ ... fc> r In ihc Estense , Modeiia. This closes the list of pictures hitherto discovered, which in allprobability preceded the Madonna of San Francesco. 1 Munitorc Toscciuo of December 24, 1852. La Ghirlandiiia di Modena, No. , 1853. Meyer, p. 379, etc. The picture has suffered somewhat. Amongother blemishes, note the repainting of the Virgins hand. 2 Morelh, Italian Painters, ii. p. 151. Iritz Harck, Qiiadri italiani ndU gallericprivate di Germania. {Arc/iiv. storico dell arte, vi. p. 390. Rome, 1893.) There isalso a picture at Strasburg said to be a ju\enile work by
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