Antonio Allegri da Correggio, his life, his friends, and his time . tical result. A subscription was set onfoot, and a sufficient sum was raised to allow of the execution of astatue by the famous sculptor, Vincenzo Vela, which was publiclydedicated to Correggios memory in his own city, on October 17, 1880/ 1 Pungileoni, iii. p. 46. The i)roposed monument was to have I)ccn crowned witha heraldic shield, jjerhaps the arms of the commune. Domenico Manni, however,reproduced a supposed coat of arms of Correggio, which was in the possession of theMarchese Alfonso-Taccoli, of Parma. The crest is a ho

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Antonio Allegri da Correggio, his life, his friends, and his time . tical result. A subscription was set onfoot, and a sufficient sum was raised to allow of the execution of astatue by the famous sculptor, Vincenzo Vela, which was publiclydedicated to Correggios memory in his own city, on October 17, 1880/ 1 Pungileoni, iii. p. 46. The i)roposed monument was to have I)ccn crowned witha heraldic shield, jjerhaps the arms of the commune. Domenico Manni, however,reproduced a supposed coat of arms of Correggio, which was in the possession of theMarchese Alfonso-Taccoli, of Parma. The crest is a horse. See Osscroaziotii storichecirca i sigilli a?tfichi, vol. xxix. No. 75. Florence, 1784. Tliis \olume contains ananonymous biographical sketch of Correggio, dated March 2, 1716. 2 Vol. vi. p. 299. ?? O. 1!. Iantuzzi, Del Moiiumento al Correggio, opera di Jiiiceiizo Vela (Correggio,1 cSS I), and Antonio Allegri, Conferenza. Correggio, i cS8o. I). (;. Cesare Marchi Castellini,Antonio Allegri, detto il Correggio, Vincenzo Vela e Luigi Asioli. Correggio,

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