Why Was Correggio Important?

Correggio's first important commission was a ceiling fresco - Camera di San Paolo (1519) - at the Convent of St Paul in Parma. A highly innovative form of interior decoration, it incorporated classical as well as more whimsical elements.

What is Giorgione most well known for?

Giorgione was an Italian painter of the Venetian school during the High Renaissance from Venice, Italy. Giorgione is known for his poetic nature and astounding artwork, however, only a few paintings are credited to him. Giorgione is one of the most strange figures in European art history.

What subject matter does Correggio paint on the ceiling of the cathedral in Parma?

Even more ambitious are the frescoes Correggio painted in the Cathedral of Parma (ca. 1524-1530). He transformed the interior of the immense octagonal, funnelshaped Romanesque cupola into a vision of the heavens opened for the assumption of Mary.