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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait Of A Man (Moretto)
''Portrait of a Man'' is an oil on canvas painting by Moretto da Brescia, dated of 1526, now in the National Gallery, London, which acquired it in 1876 from the Fenaroli Avogadro Collection, from Brescia. It is held to be the first surviving standing life-size portrait in art history, predating those of Titian.Pier Virgilio Begni Redona, p. 185 References Bibliography * Camillo Boselli, 'Il Moretto, 1498-1554', in ''Commentari dell'Ateneo di Brescia per l'anno 1954 – Supplemento'', Brescia, 1954. * Giovanni Battista Carboni, ''Le Pitture e Scolture di Brescia che sono esposte al pubblico con un'appendice di alcune private Gallerie'', Brescia, 1760. * Pietro Da Ponte, ''L'opera del Moretto'', Brescia, 1898. *György Gombosi, ''Moretto da Brescia'', Basel, 1943. *Cecil Gould, National Gallery catalogues. ''The sixteenth-century Italian schools (excluding the Venetian), London, 1962. *Cecil Gould, ''The sixteenth-century Italian schools'', London, 1975. * Pier Virgilio Begni Redo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
