Portrait of a Man

Correggio was one of the great fresco painters of the 16th century. In his Lives, Vasari provides some insight into his personality, describing him as a responsible father who had numerous children. He also noted that he was timid and avaricious as he had to provide for his family. With regard to his work, Vasari noted that Correggio was fully able to overcome any difficulty, as he proved in the d…