Correggio

American

[kuh-rej-oh, -rej-ee-oh, kawr-red-jaw] / kəˈrɛdʒ oʊ, -ˈrɛdʒ iˌoʊ, kɔrˈrɛd dʒɔ /

noun

Antonio Allegri da 1494–1534, Italian painter.

Correggio British

/ korˈreddʒo /

noun

Antonio Allegri da (anˈtɔːnjo alˈleːɡri da). 1494–1534, Italian painter, noted for his striking use of perspective and foreshortening

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Correggio

Correggio has not made our experience simple or painless.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

He also studied the works of Correggio and Titian, absorbing some of the former's sentimentality and the latter's colour.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 16, 2013

At Courtauld Gallery, London WC2R, until 18 September Splendour and Power: Imperial Treasures from ViennaThe Habsburg rulers of the Austrian Empire were fanatical collectors of everything from coral to Correggio paintings.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 19, 2011

Going down the price list, the second world record greeted a “Virgin and Child” by Correggio.

From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2011

That is an undoubted Correggio," he said; "and one of the most beautiful pictures that master ever painted.

From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

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