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Antonio da Correggio

Antonio da Correggio was a very talented artist from a long, long time ago. He was born in a place called Correggio in Italy, which is why people call him Correggio. He lived during a special time when fancy artwork was really popular, called the Renaissance.

Correggio was especially good at painting pictures of people and telling stories with his art. He liked to use bright, beautiful colors and make things look very realistic. He was also very creative and sometimes would paint things that weren't real but just looked cool.

Correggio painted many different things, but some of his most famous works are called "The Assumption of the Virgin" and "Jupiter and Io." In these paintings, he made the people and things look like they were really moving and alive.

Even though Correggio lived a very long time ago, his artwork is still very important to people today. People travel from all over the world just to see his paintings in museums. He was a very special artist who brought beauty and wonder to the world with his paintbrush.