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Antonio da CorreggioItalian, 1489–1534[Geburt der Venus]
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “[Geburt der Venus]” now? Collection: Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig. Unknown.
Braunschweig, Germany
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum
- Image: Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
In the life of Antonio da Correggio
The whole lifeby 1516
In Parma by 1516: a friendship with Anselmi
By 1516 Correggio was in Parma, where he spent most of his life; there he befriended Michelangelo Anselmi, a prominent Mannerist painter.
1519
Marries Girolama Francesca di Braghetis
In 1519 Correggio married Girolama Francesca di Braghetis, who also came from Correggio.
1522
Son born: Pomponio Allegri
1529
His wife, Girolama Francesca di Braghetis, dies
In 1529 Correggio’s wife, Girolama Francesca di Braghetis, whom he had married in 1519, died.
5 – 6 March 1534
Sudden death in Correggio and burial at San Francesco
Back in his home town, Correggio died suddenly on 5 March 1534; the following day he was buried in the church of San Francesco, near his youthful masterpiece, the “Madonna di San Francesco”. The precise location of his tomb is now unknown.
5 March 1534
Died
