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Aside from his religious output, Correggio conceived a now-famous set of paintings depicting the ''Loves of Jupiter'' as described in [[Ovid]]'s ''[[Metamorphoses (poem)|Metamorphoses]]''. The voluptuous series was commissioned by [[Federico II Gonzaga]] of Mantua, probably to decorate his private Ovid Room in the [[Palazzo Te]]. However, they were given to the visiting Holy Roman Emperor [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] and thus left Italy within years of their completion. Aside from his religious output, Correggio conceived a now-famous set of paintings depicting the ''Loves of Jupiter'' as described in [[Ovid]]'s ''[[Metamorphoses (poem)|Metamorphoses]]''. The voluptuous series was commissioned by [[Federico II Gonzaga]] of Mantua, probably to decorate his private Ovid Room in the [[Palazzo Te]]. However, they were given to the visiting Holy Roman Emperor [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] and thus left Italy within years of their completion.
-''[[Leda and the Swan]]'', now in Staatliche Museen of [[Berlin]], is a tumult of incidents: in the centre Leda straddles a swan, and on the right, a shy but satisfied maiden. ''Danaë'', now in Rome's [[Borghese Gallery]], depicts the maiden as she is impregnated by a curtain of gilded divine rain. Her lower torso semi-obscured by sheets, Danae appears more demure and gleeful than [[Titian]]'s 1545 version of the same topic, where the rain is more accurately numismatic. The picture once called ''Antiope and the Satyr'' is now correctly identified as ''[[Venus and Cupid with a Satyr]]''. +''[[Leda and the Swan (Correggio)|Leda and the Swan]]'', now in Staatliche Museen of [[Berlin]], is a tumult of incidents: in the centre Leda straddles a swan, and on the right, a shy but satisfied maiden. ''Danaë'', now in Rome's [[Borghese Gallery]], depicts the maiden as she is impregnated by a curtain of gilded divine rain. Her lower torso semi-obscured by sheets, Danae appears more demure and gleeful than [[Titian]]'s 1545 version of the same topic, where the rain is more accurately numismatic. The picture once called ''Antiope and the Satyr'' is now correctly identified as ''[[Venus and Cupid with a Satyr]]''.
''[[Ganymede Abducted by the Eagle]]'' depicts the young man aloft in literal amorous flight. Some have interpreted the conjunction of man and eagle as a metaphor for the evangelist John; however, given the erotic context of this and other paintings, this seems unlikely. This painting and its partner, the masterpiece of ''[[Jupiter and Io]]'' (reproduced above), are in [[Kunsthistorisches Museum]] of [[Vienna]]. ''[[Ganymede Abducted by the Eagle]]'' depicts the young man aloft in literal amorous flight. Some have interpreted the conjunction of man and eagle as a metaphor for the evangelist John; however, given the erotic context of this and other paintings, this seems unlikely. This painting and its partner, the masterpiece of ''[[Jupiter and Io]]'' (reproduced above), are in [[Kunsthistorisches Museum]] of [[Vienna]].
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* ''[[Ganymede abducted by the Eagle]]'' (1531-32) <small>- Oil on canvas, 163,5 x 70,5&nbsp;cm, [[Kunsthistorisches Museum]], [[Vienna]]</small> * ''[[Ganymede abducted by the Eagle]]'' (1531-32) <small>- Oil on canvas, 163,5 x 70,5&nbsp;cm, [[Kunsthistorisches Museum]], [[Vienna]]</small>
* ''[[Jupiter and Io]]'' (1531-32) <small>- Oil canvas, 164 x 71&nbsp;cm, Kunsthistorisches Museum</small> * ''[[Jupiter and Io]]'' (1531-32) <small>- Oil canvas, 164 x 71&nbsp;cm, Kunsthistorisches Museum</small>
-* ''Leda with the Swan'' (1531-32) <small>- Oil canvas, 152 x 191&nbsp;cm, [[Staatliche Museen]], [[Berlin]]</small>+* ''''[[Leda and the Swan (Correggio)|Leda and the Swan]]'''' (1531-32) <small>- Oil canvas, 152 x 191&nbsp;cm, [[Staatliche Museen]], [[Berlin]]</small>
* ''Allegory of Virtue'' (c. 1532-1534) <small>- Oil canvas, 149 x 88&nbsp;cm, Musée du Louvre, Paris</small> * ''Allegory of Virtue'' (c. 1532-1534) <small>- Oil canvas, 149 x 88&nbsp;cm, Musée du Louvre, Paris</small>
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The Ovid Room; Correggio's mythological cycle based on Ovid's Metamorphoses

Antonio Allegri da Correggio (August 1489 – March 5, 1534) was the foremost painter of the Parma school of the Italian Renaissance, who was responsible for some of the most vigorous and sensuous works of the 16th century. In his use of dynamic composition, illusionistic perspective and dramatic foreshortening, Correggio prefigured the Rococo art of the 18th century.

He is sometimes compared to his contemporary in the North: Hans Baldung Grien.

Mythological series based on Ovid's Metamorphoses

The Ovid Room; Correggio's mythological cycle based on Ovid's Metamorphoses

Aside from his religious output, Correggio conceived a now-famous set of paintings depicting the Loves of Jupiter as described in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The voluptuous series was commissioned by Federico II Gonzaga of Mantua, probably to decorate his private Ovid Room in the Palazzo Te. However, they were given to the visiting Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and thus left Italy within years of their completion.

Leda and the Swan, now in Staatliche Museen of Berlin, is a tumult of incidents: in the centre Leda straddles a swan, and on the right, a shy but satisfied maiden. Danaë, now in Rome's Borghese Gallery, depicts the maiden as she is impregnated by a curtain of gilded divine rain. Her lower torso semi-obscured by sheets, Danae appears more demure and gleeful than Titian's 1545 version of the same topic, where the rain is more accurately numismatic. The picture once called Antiope and the Satyr is now correctly identified as Venus and Cupid with a Satyr.

Ganymede Abducted by the Eagle depicts the young man aloft in literal amorous flight. Some have interpreted the conjunction of man and eagle as a metaphor for the evangelist John; however, given the erotic context of this and other paintings, this seems unlikely. This painting and its partner, the masterpiece of Jupiter and Io (reproduced above), are in Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna.

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