LX1226, Christmas, 1984

Antonio Allegri (1489-1534)

Before adopting the name of his birthplace, Correggio was known as Antonio Allegri. His initial plans were to become a physician and surgeon, studying anatomy under Giovanni Battista Lombardi. He worked on the Convent of San Paolo and the Cathedral in Parma beginning in 1518. He was the first artist in Italy to paint the inside of a cupola, the first of which was called The Ascension. He often focused on biblical and mythological subjects.

Date of issue: 24 December 1984

Design: after a painting by Antonio Allegri (1489-1534)

Engraving: Jean de Vos

Printing & editor: Rodan, Brussels

Size engraving: 35 x 35 mm.

Circulation: limited edition between 400 and 700*

* These etching where printed on a double folded mould-made paper sheet, on the inside the Christmas wishes were written or printed (see underneath an example). Some people kept the left side of this card, which made the “luxury sheet”; it goes without saying that the majority many were lost or damaged in the mail.

LX1226. Imperforated luxury sheet, blue. 200F

Etching on mould-made paper.

Printing on the back:

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