Supper At Emmaus (Moretto)
''Supper at Emmaus'' is an oil on canvas painting by Moretto da Brescia, executed ''c.'' 1526, now in the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo in Brescia. It was originally painted for the Church of San Luca in the city, where it was first recorded in 1630 by Bernardino Faino, who saw it in the San Sebastiano chapel. Bernardino Faino, ''Catalogo Delle Chiese riuerite in Brescia, et delle Pitture et Scolture memorabili, che si uedono in esse in questi tempi'', Brescia 1630, page 131 References 1526 paintings Paintings in the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo Paintings by Moretto da Brescia Moretto Moretto is a surname, and may refer to: *Moretto, or Moretto da Brescia, (c. 1498–1554), Italian Renaissance painter (in his case ''Il Moretto'' was a nickname) *Angie Moretto, NHL player *Enrico Moretto, Italian fighter ace *Graziella Moretto, a ... Cats in art {{16C-painting-stub ...
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Moretto Da Brescia
Alessandro Bonvicino (also Buonvicino) (possibly 22 December 1554), more commonly known as Moretto, or in Italian Il Moretto da Brescia (the Moor of Brescia), was an Italian Renaissance painter from Brescia, where he also mostly worked. His dated works span the period from 1524 to 1554, but he was already described as a master in 1516. He was mainly a painter of altarpieces that tend towards sedateness, mostly for churches in and around Brescia, but also in Bergamo, Milan, Verona, and Asola; many remain in the churches they were painted for. Most are on canvas, but a number even of large ones are on wood panel. Only a handful of drawings survive. He also painted a few portraits, but these are more influential. A full-length '' Portrait of a Man'' in the National Gallery, London, dated 1526, seems to be the earliest Italian independent portrait at full length, all the more unexpected as the subject, though clearly a wealthy nobleman, shows no sign of being from a princely ru ...
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