Evaristo Baschenis [SEP] place of birth
Evaristo Baschenis
Evaristo Baschenis (December 7, 1617 – March 16, 1677) was an Italian Baroque painter of the 17th century, active mainly around his native city of Bergamo.
Biography.
He was born to a family of artists. He is best known for "still lifes", most commonly of musical instruments. This could explain his friendship with a family with notable violin makers from Cremona. "Still-life" depiction were uncommon as a thematic among Italian painters prior to the 17th century. Baschenis
paintings recall those of Evaristo Baschenis; however, the added disarray of porcelain, glass, and foodstuffs, suggest the hangover from the jovial surfeit of the Medici court. He painted also panoplies and war trophies. In 1715 he moved to Pisa, where he worked almost exclusively in art restoration; he died in 1720.
An exhibition of his paintings took place in 1998 in Reggio Emilia, where it attracted wide attention and was a national success.
External links.
- Grove encyclopedia biography on Artnet
- Works