Camera di San Paolo

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9 / 10

5 expert reviews

“The Camera di San Paolo in the convent of the same name, displays frescoes by the prolific Correggio.”

– Lonely Planet

Fodor's Fodor's
"Mythological scenes depict glorious frescoes of the Triumphs of the Goddess Diana, the Three Graces, and the Three Fates."
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Two exquisitely frescoed rooms by Renaissance master and Emilia-Romagna native Antonio da Correggio." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The Abbess's dining room in the Convento di San Paolo was decorated in monumental style by Correggio in 1519-20...delicate and sensual character of these paintings comes as a surprise" Full review
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Note the frescoes in the vault, a luminous mythological creation in which the influence of Mantegna is evident.
Frommer's Frommer's
"San Paolo was one of many well-endowed convents where women of means who for one reason or another could not marry spent their lives in relative comfort." Full review