Allegory of Vices
Antonio da Correggio·1531
Historical Context
Correggio's Allegory of Vices from around 1531, painted as a companion to his Allegory of Virtues for Isabella d'Este's studiolo in Mantua, depicts the classical vices in a moralizing composition. The pairing of virtues and vices was a standard humanist program for princely study rooms. Oil on canvas — by the sixteenth century the dominant medium for ambitious works — allowed successive glazes of transparent color and freedom to rework the composition.
Technical Analysis
The dynamic composition of contorted, struggling figures contrasts dramatically with the serene Allegory of Virtues, demonstrating Correggio's range from graceful beauty to expressive physicality.
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