Antonio Allegri da Correggio, his life, his friends, and his time . HASTISED. (Fresco VERONIC\ I \MP\R\- CHAFTER V THE TWO PRINCESSES ITR RFL\1I0\S WITH CORREGGIO AND WITH THF, COURT 1U\- iADELLA II FSTE. AS Burckhardt justly ob-serves, we shall form butan imperfect idea of theRenaissance if we ignore the im-portance it gave to woman, andthe rapid development of her in-dividuality under its influences.^Her education was the counter-part of that enjoyed by the man. From the moment that theneo-Latin culture came to be re-cognised as the chief ornamentof life, no reason could be urgedagainst the
Antonio Allegri da Correggio, his life, his friends, and his time . HASTISED. (Fresco VERONIC\ I \MP\R\- CHAFTER V THE TWO PRINCESSES ITR RFL\1I0\S WITH CORREGGIO AND WITH THF, COURT 1U\- iADELLA II FSTE. AS Burckhardt justly ob-serves, we shall form butan imperfect idea of theRenaissance if we ignore the im-portance it gave to woman, andthe rapid development of her in-dividuality under its influences.^Her education was the counter-part of that enjoyed by the man. From the moment that theneo-Latin culture came to be re-cognised as the chief ornamentof life, no reason could be urgedagainst the participation of girls inits advantages. As the wives ofrulers, and the leaders of court society, the women of the Renaissance^ La civilta delsecolo del Rinasciiuento in Italia, vol. ii. p. 165 cl seq. Florence, di SaTi Paolo : 76 ANTONIO DA CORREGGIO were surrounded by the most eminent men of the day. AntonioGalateo advised Bona Sforza to study men, since she was born to bindthem to her chariot wheels. Poets sang- of woman thus : La farem nostra reina,Lei sol merta la corona,Perche Apollo il suo liquoreLe ha donato dElicona. ^ Poetesses and learned ladies abounded, and Bandellos descriptionof Countess Cecilia Gallerana Bergamini, the affable and virtuouslady, might have been applied to many among them : The highestand noblest intellects are of her company. Military men discuss theart of war, musicians sing, architects make drawings, philosophersinquire into the secrets of nature, poets recite their own verses andthose of others. Much of the great revival is due to women, notonly by virtue of their superior refinement, and the elegance theyintroduced into their dwellings, but inasmuch as they worthilyencouraged and inspired artists and men of letters. The homage sojustly due to them in this c
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