Dresden’s star Correggio altarpiece, newly restored, will anchor major exhibition
The High Renaissance master’s “Madonna of St Sebastian” shows off its colours after nearly four years of treatment
Correggio's Madonna of St Sebastian, a highly regarded High Renaissance panel painting from 1524, is set to be the centerpiece of a major exhibition at Dresden's Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister. This is the first time such a large-scale survey of the artist's career has been held outside of Italy. The artwork, which has been notoriously fragile due to multiple restorations and overpaintings, underwent a four-year conservation process to reveal its original beauty.
The restoration process, conducted in a specially designed studio, removed layers of old varnish and additional paint applied by other artists. The result is a vibrant work featuring a downward-glancing Virgin Mary and a delightful Christ Child, with previously obscure details now visible, such as the blood from Saint Sebastian's arrow wound and the dislodged pilgrim's hat of Saint Roch.
The exhibition, titled "Correggio: Movingly Human," will also showcase rare loans from the Musée du Louvre and the Museo del Prado, providing a comprehensive look at Correggio's art and the art world of his time.
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