Correggio's frescoes in the Camera di San Paolo illuminated by new light

New lighting system for the Camera di San Paolo in the former Benedictine monastery in Parma.
The famous rooms were decorated between 1514 and 1519 with magnificent frescoes by Correggio and Alessandro Araldi commissioned by Abbess Giovanna da Piacenza.

The new lighting will allow visitors to more easily admire the details and details of the works through LED technology.

The intervention was carried out by Erco, a German company specializing in architectural lighting, thanks to the efforts of"Parma, io ci sto!" in collaboration with the Museum Pole of Emilia Romagna and the Superintendence of Parma and Piacenza.

President of the association “Parma, io ci sto!” Alessandro Chiesi said, “Culture and art are indispensable elements for the promotion of our territory, which is why ”Parma, io ci sto!“ has decided to support projects that contribute to the qualitative improvement of the city’s cultural and tourist offer; the lighting project of the two Chambers of the Abbess’s apartment is part of this path, allowing the best possible enhancement of this jewel of our artistic heritage.”

Source: Parma daily - Ansa

Image: Decoration of the dome (c. 1518-19; Parma, Camera della Badessa)

Correggio's frescoes in the Camera di San Paolo illuminated by new light

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