Antonio Allegri da Correggio, usually known as just Correggio, was the foremost painter of the Parma school of the High Italian Renaissance, who was responsible for some of the most vigorous and sensuous works of the sixteenth century. Wikipedia
Born: August 1489, Correggio, Italy
Died: March 5, 1534 (age 44 years), Correggio, Italy
Periods: Renaissance, Mannerism, Italian Renaissance, and more
Children: Pomponio Allegri
Parents: Pellegrino Allegri and Bernardina Piazzoli degli Ormani
Spouse: Girolama Francesca di Braghetis (m. 1519–1529)
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