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Pyhän Katariinan kihlaus

Antonio da Correggio

unspecified

From the collection of Finnish National Gallery

Religious

Dominant colour

Pyhän Katariinan kihlaus is an unspecified by Antonio da Correggio, held at Finnish National Gallery.

Who painted this?: Antonio da Correggio
Where can I see it?: Finnish National Gallery

About this work

This painting shows three figures in a dim, warm room. On the left, a woman in a red dress holds a child who looks up with wide eyes. To the right, a man with a halo leans in, touching the child’s hand gently. The background is dark and blurry, focusing all attention on their faces and hands. The soft light on their skin makes the scene feel intimate. The artist used shadows and highlights to give the figures a lifelike, almost glowing look. Next, look up chiaroscuro to see how this lighting trick works.