Assumption of the Virgin (dome fresco)

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Assumption of the Virgin (dome fresco) is a monumental late Renaissance ceiling painting by Correggio in Parma Cathedral, celebrated for its dramatic illusionistic perspective and swirling heavenly ascent of the Virgin Mary.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance artwork
ceiling painting
fresco
architecturalContext cathedral dome
artForm mural painting
artHistoricalSignificance key example of illusionistic dome decoration
major masterpiece of Correggio
artisticPeriod late Renaissance
commissionedFor Parma Cathedral
surface form: Parma Cathedral dome
compositionFeature open sky effect
swirling heavenly ascent
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Correggio
depictionType New Testament theme
biblical scene
depicts Assumption of Mary
Virgin Mary
angels
apostles
genre religious painting
hasPart Christ holding the soul of the Virgin Mary
surface form: Christ awaiting Mary in heaven

clouds forming a vortex
figures of apostles around the base of the dome
heritageDesignation important work of Italian Renaissance art
influenced Baroque ceiling painting
illusionistic dome decoration in Italy
locatedIn Parma Cathedral
locationCity Parma
locationCountry Italy
movement High Renaissance
Mannerism
notableFor dramatic illusionistic perspective
integration of architecture and painting
religion Roman Catholicism
setting heaven
style dramatic spatial illusion
dynamic composition
strong foreshortening
subjectMatter Marian devotion
support dome
technique fresco
uses di sotto in sù perspective
illusionistic perspective

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Parma Cathedral notableWork Assumption of the Virgin (dome fresco)
Trinità dei Monti hasArtwork Assumption of the Virgin (dome fresco)
this entity surface form: Assumption of the Virgin fresco