Camera di San Paolo
Camera di San Paolo (Camera della Badessa)
A private room painted by Correggio for the abbess of the convent, with cheerful little angels peeking through the trellis-covered vault.
This was the private chamber of the abbess of the Benedictine convent of San Paolo. Correggio painted it in 1519 at the abbess's commission. The vault is painted as a green pergola, with cherubs playing in oval openings, and below, in crescent-shaped areas, are monochrome mythological figures. It is Correggio's first major work in Parma. Adjacent rooms also contain frescoes by Araldi. Admission costs about 5 euros. The room is small and takes about 30 minutes to see. It is closed on Mondays.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun approx. 10:00–18:00; closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Museo Glauco Lombardi
- Baptistery of Parma
- Parma Cathedral
- Teatro Regio di Parma
- Santa Maria della Steccata
- Piazza Garibaldi
- Palazzo della Pilotta & Teatro Farnese
- San Giovanni Evangelista