Antonio Allegri da Correggio, his life, his friends, and his time . of the same mind. Ikitit is certain that the ignorant jest of one gave rise to a traditionalprejudice against the whole body ; hence the absurd story that beforeCorreggio had finished his work, they formed the design of effacing italtogether. ^ From this intention they were supposed to have been Tiraboschi, vi. p. 265. Pungileoni, i. pp. 211, 21:;. ,? ir^ - r-^i^ ^ I^r- ^m:. ®©, EVE, bV COREECCIO.; Fresco in the .il the British Museum. ANTONIO DA CORREGGIO dissuaded by Titian, on his arrival at Parma with C
Antonio Allegri da Correggio, his life, his friends, and his time . of the same mind. Ikitit is certain that the ignorant jest of one gave rise to a traditionalprejudice against the whole body ; hence the absurd story that beforeCorreggio had finished his work, they formed the design of effacing italtogether. ^ From this intention they were supposed to have been Tiraboschi, vi. p. 265. Pungileoni, i. pp. 211, 21:;. ,? ir^ - r-^i^ ^ I^r- ^m:. ®©, EVE, bV COREECCIO.; Fresco in the .il the British Museum. ANTONIO DA CORREGGIO dissuaded by Titian, on his arrival at Parma with Charles V. Aftercontemplating the dome for some time in silence, he exclaimed : Turnit upside down, and fill it with gold ; even so, you will not have paid its just price. Thelegends that grew upin connection with thework are fable (of whichwe shall speak again)declared that Correg-gio made use of littlefigures modelled inclay by Begarelli forthe foreshortening ofhis numerous figures ;another, that Christinaof Sweden declinedto believe that the. THE ASSUMPTION, BY CORREGGIO. Study for the Cupola of Parma the Dresden Museum. upper cornice was onlypainted, and insisted on having a scaffold erected that she mightconvince herself by touching the surface with her hand.^ The anxiety of the wardens of the cathedral to protect andstrengthen the cupola sufficiently proves that if the beauty of thefrescoes was not fully appreciated at first, they at least received a fairshare of admiration. In 1533 the authorities began to cover the exte-rior of the dome with sheets of copper and lead, and the work of repairwent on till 1539. We may now pass in review .some of the studies and cartoons madeby Correggio for his work. Vasari, in the sixteenth century, assertedthat he had in his possession certain figures drawn in red pencil byhis hand, with portions of a frieze of most beautiful children, andother friezes designed for the work, with various conceits of antiques
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