Luogo - Monument
Cella di Santa Caterina
Where
Presso Giardino di San Paolo, Parma
On the edge of the garden of the former convent of
the Benedictine nuns of San Paolo, is the Cell of Saint Catherine, a
small room whose two walls are decorated with frescoes by Alessandro
Araldi (approx 1460 - 1528), one of the most active teachers in Parma at
the turn of the fifteenth and sixteenth century, before Correggio
became famous, and representing two scenes from the Life of Saint
Catherine of Alexandria, namely, the "dispute of Catherine before the
Emperor Massimino" and "St. Catherine and St. Jerome." in 1514. The
style of Araldi seems to be in contrast with the particular awareness
modeled by the works of Perugino and Pinturicchio, which is
characterised by the classical poise of the figures and the atmosphere
of elegant simplicity which characterises both frescoes.
