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La Maniera in Parma and Mantua

Required readings

· Murray, p. 124-142; 171-178

Important names and terms

· Abess Giovanna da Piacenza

· Federigo Gonzaga II, First Duke of Mantua

Study Images

· Correggio, Madonna of St. Francis, c. 1514-15

· Correggio, Camera di San Paolo, 1519, Parma

· Correggio, Assumption of the Virgin, 1526-30, Parma Cathedral

· Parmigianino, Madonna and Child with St Jerome, 1527

· Parmigianino, Madonna dal collo lungo, c. 1535

· Parmigianino, The Conversion of St Paul, c. 1552

· Giulio Romano, Palazzo del Tè, Mantua, begun 1525:

Façade and courtyard

Plan

Sala di Psiche: Wedding Feast of Cupid and Psyche, 1527-30; Vault

Camera dei Giganti: Fall of the Giants, 1530-32

Additional resources

· Visit the virtual exhibit “Parmigianino e il manierismo europeo” (in Italian)