Evaristo baschenis biography of barack
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November 17, – March 4,
Robert Lehman Wing, main floor
Evaristo Baschenis (), the preeminent still life painter of 17th-century Italy, is best known for his hauntingly poetic paintings of musical instruments. Although largely unfamiliar to American audiences, these lyrical masterpieces of composition and color harmony combine baroque splendor with a masterful, restrained geometry. Their quality of time arrested has led to comparisons with the paintings of Chardin and Vermeer. Now, 18 paintings from public and private collections in the artist's native Bergamo and throughout northern Italy are featured in The Still Lifes of Evaristo Baschenis: The Music of Silence, on view at the Metropolitan Museum from November 17, through March 4, The exhibition also includes books on perspective and important examples of period musical instruments from the Metropolitan's own collections.
The exhibition is made possible by Banca Popolare di Bergamo-CreditoVaresino, in cooperation
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2. Still-Life as Culture
Lev-er, Ornat. "2. Still-Life as Culture". Still-Life as Portrait in Early Modern Italy: Baschenis, Bettera and the Painting of Cultural Identity, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, , pp.
Lev-er, O. (). 2. Still-Life as Culture. In Still-Life as Portrait in Early Modern Italy: Baschenis, Bettera and the Painting of Cultural Identity (pp. ). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.
Lev-er, O. 2. Still-Life as Culture. Still-Life as Portrait in Early Modern Italy: Baschenis, Bettera and the Painting of Cultural Identity. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, pp.
Lev-er, Ornat. "2. Still-Life as Culture" In Still-Life as Portrait in Early Modern Italy: Baschenis, Bettera and the Painting of Cultural Identity, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press,
Lev-er O. 2. Still-Life as Culture. In: Still-Life as Portrait in Early Modern Italy: Baschenis, Bettera and the Painting of Cultural Identity. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press; p
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By Livia Lupi
Painter Evaristo Baschenis was born in Bergamo on 7 December The Baschenis family were painters and Evaristo cultivated painting and drawing along with his studies to become a priest.
Evaristo became accomplished both in the painting of figures and still life, and many of his works might still be hiding in private houses in Brescia and Bergamo. Two important paintings feature in the Agliardi collection in Bergamo. The first one is a self-portrait of Baschenis playing the spinet (a kind of harpsichord) with Count Agliardi, while the second represents two young dock with instruments and books. These works among many others showcase Baschenis’ ability in the representation of textiles, from curtains to floor rugs, but also emphasise his interest in the aesthetic appeal of musical instruments. This innovative kind of still life, characterised by textiles of various types and above all bygd musical instruments, was imitated bygd many artists whose names are l