MAGNASCO, Alessandro

Italian Rococo Era Painter, 1667-1749 Painter and draughtsman, son of (1) Stefano Magnasco. He did not study with his father, who died when he was a small child. He went to Milan, probably between 1681 and 1682, and entered the workshop of Filippo Abbiati (1640-1715). His Christ Carrying the Cross (Vitali, priv. col., see Franchini Guelfi, 1987, fig. 238) faithfully repeats the subject and composition of Abbiati's painting of the same subject (Pavia, Pin. Malaspina). Alessandro Magnasco's early works were influenced by the harsh and dramatic art of 17th-century Lombardy, with dramatic contrasts of light and dark and livid, earthy tones, far removed from the bright, glowing colours of contemporary Genoese painting. The depiction of extreme emotion in the St Francis in Ecstasy (Genoa, Gal. Pal. Bianco) was inspired by Francesco Cairo's Dream of Elijah (Milan, S Antonio Abate). However, Magnasco was already expressing himself in a very personal manner, with forms fragmented by swift brushstrokes and darting flashes of light. The Quaker Meeting (1695; ex-Vigan? priv. col., see Franchini Guelfi, 1991, no. 18) is one of his first genre scenes. In this early period he specialized as a figurista, creating small human figures to be inserted in the landscapes and architectural settings of other painters. He also began collaborating with the landscape painter Antonio Francesco Peruzzini, with a specialist in perspective effects,


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MAGNASCO, Alessandro Bacchanalia oil


Bacchanalia
Painting ID::  41058
Bacchanalia
mk159 1710s Oil on canvas 110.5x167.5cm
mk159 1710s Oil_on_canvas 110.5x167.5cm
   
   
     

MAGNASCO, Alessandro Praying Monks oil


Praying Monks
Painting ID::  51192
Praying Monks
Oil on canvas, 53,6 x 43,9 cm
Oil_on_canvas,_ 53,6_x_43,9_cm
   
   
     

MAGNASCO, Alessandro Entombment of a Soldier oil


Entombment of a Soldier
Painting ID::  51198
Entombment of a Soldier
Oil on canvas Civici Musei
Oil_on_canvas_ Civici_Musei
   
   
     

MAGNASCO, Alessandro Three Camaldolite Monks at Prayer oil


Three Camaldolite Monks at Prayer
Painting ID::  51213
Three Camaldolite Monks at Prayer
1713-14 Oil on canvas
1713-14_ Oil_on_canvas
   
   
     

MAGNASCO, Alessandro Three Capuchin Friars Meditating in their Hermitage oil


Three Capuchin Friars Meditating in their Hermitage
Painting ID::  51214
Three Capuchin Friars Meditating in their Hermitage
1713-14 Oil on canvas
1713-14_ Oil_on_canvas
   
   
     

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     MAGNASCO, Alessandro
     Italian Rococo Era Painter, 1667-1749 Painter and draughtsman, son of (1) Stefano Magnasco. He did not study with his father, who died when he was a small child. He went to Milan, probably between 1681 and 1682, and entered the workshop of Filippo Abbiati (1640-1715). His Christ Carrying the Cross (Vitali, priv. col., see Franchini Guelfi, 1987, fig. 238) faithfully repeats the subject and composition of Abbiati's painting of the same subject (Pavia, Pin. Malaspina). Alessandro Magnasco's early works were influenced by the harsh and dramatic art of 17th-century Lombardy, with dramatic contrasts of light and dark and livid, earthy tones, far removed from the bright, glowing colours of contemporary Genoese painting. The depiction of extreme emotion in the St Francis in Ecstasy (Genoa, Gal. Pal. Bianco) was inspired by Francesco Cairo's Dream of Elijah (Milan, S Antonio Abate). However, Magnasco was already expressing himself in a very personal manner, with forms fragmented by swift brushstrokes and darting flashes of light. The Quaker Meeting (1695; ex-Vigan? priv. col., see Franchini Guelfi, 1991, no. 18) is one of his first genre scenes. In this early period he specialized as a figurista, creating small human figures to be inserted in the landscapes and architectural settings of other painters. He also began collaborating with the landscape painter Antonio Francesco Peruzzini, with a specialist in perspective effects,

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