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The Charlatan (Mei)
''The Charlatan'' (Italian ''Il Ciarlatano'') is a large 1656 satirical painting by the Italian Baroque painting, Baroque artist Bernardino Mei. It shows an aged charlatan seated on an armchair resting on a Trestle support, trestle stage in the ''Piazza del Campo'', the main square of the Tuscany, Tuscan town of Siena. He holds in his left-hand the tools of his trade; vials and remedies, with pitchers and an invoice reading ''L'olio de filosofi di Straccione'' (Straccione's Philosopher's oil) lying on the cheap timbre below him. The man is hefty and dressed in old, filthy clothes -he bears a dirty white robe with a blue sash, white leggings and heavy black shoes- and an unkempt beard; Bernardino has unflatteringly portrayed him as a mixture of a second rate Old Testament prophet, tattered alchemical philosopher, and the forbidding Roman god Saturn (mythology), Saturn. The old man's simple minded audience look up at him with a sense of wonder and awe; one, dressed in a rose colour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernardino Mei Il Ciarlatano
Bernardino is a name of Italian, Hispanic, or Portuguese origin, which can refer to: Given name *Bernardino Baldi (1533–1617), Italian mathematician and writer *Bernardino Bertolotti (born 1547), Italian composer and instrumentalist *Bernardino Bilbao Rioja (1895–1983), Bolivian air force officer *Bernardino Blaceo (floruit, fl. c. 1550), Italian painter of the Renaissance period *Bernardino Borlasca (1580–1631), Italian composer of the Renaissance era *Bernardino Butinone (a.k.a. Bernardo da Treviglio)c. 1436–c. 1508, Italian painter of the Renaissance *Bernardino Caballero (1839–1912), President of Paraguay 1881–1886 *Bernardino Cametti (1669–1736), Italian sculptor of the late Baroque period *Bernardino Campi (1522–1591), Italian Renaissance painter from Reggio Emilia *Bernardino Campilius (floruit, fl. 1502), Italian painter *Bernardino Capitelli (1589–1639), Italian painter and etcher of the Baroque period *Bernardino Carboni (died after 1779), Italian deco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
