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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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MAGNASCO, Alessandro Bacchanalia oil painting

Painting ID::  41058

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MAGNASCO, Alessandro
Bacchanalia
mk159 1710s Oil on canvas 110.5x167.5cm
   
   
     

 

 

MAGNASCO, Alessandro Praying Monks oil painting

Painting ID::  51192

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MAGNASCO, Alessandro
Praying Monks
Oil on canvas, 53,6 x 43,9 cm
   
   
     

 

 

MAGNASCO, Alessandro Entombment of a Soldier oil painting

Painting ID::  51198

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MAGNASCO, Alessandro
Entombment of a Soldier
Oil on canvas Civici Musei
   
   
     

 

 

MAGNASCO, Alessandro Three Camaldolite Monks at Prayer oil painting

Painting ID::  51213

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MAGNASCO, Alessandro
Three Camaldolite Monks at Prayer
1713-14 Oil on canvas
   
   
     

 

 

MAGNASCO, Alessandro Three Capuchin Friars Meditating in their Hermitage oil painting

Painting ID::  51214

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MAGNASCO, Alessandro
Three Capuchin Friars Meditating in their Hermitage
1713-14 Oil on canvas
   
   
     

 

 

MAGNASCO, Alessandro Sacrilegious Robbery oil painting

Painting ID::  51215

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MAGNASCO, Alessandro
Sacrilegious Robbery
1731 Oil on canvas
   
   
     

 

 

MAGNASCO, Alessandro Storm at the Sea oil painting

Painting ID::  52201

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MAGNASCO, Alessandro
Storm at the Sea
Oil on canvas
   
   
     

 

 

MAGNASCO, Alessandro Interrogations in Jail oil painting

Painting ID::  52227

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MAGNASCO, Alessandro
Interrogations in Jail
c. 1710 Oil on canvas
   
   
     

 

 

MAGNASCO, Alessandro The Observant Friars in the Refectory oil painting

Painting ID::  52232

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MAGNASCO, Alessandro
The Observant Friars in the Refectory
1736-37 Oil on canvas
   
   
     

 

 

MAGNASCO, Alessandro Praying Monks - Oil on canvas oil painting

Painting ID::  63842

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MAGNASCO, Alessandro
Praying Monks - Oil on canvas
53,6 x 43,9 cm Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent Praying Monks by Alessandro Magnasco is a good example of the brilliant sketching technique of this Italian artist, who was a transitional figure between the Baroque and Rococo. The impassioned figures are rendered against a dark and threatening background with rapid, irregular brushstrokes. Isolated and ecstatic monks and hermits often feature in the macabre scenes through which Magnasco conveyed his fantastic and critical vision of humanity. The emotional turbulence of his work was not unique in the Italian Baroque and Rococo, but it was certainly something of an extreme example.Artist:MAGNASCO, Alessandro Title: Praying Monks Painted in 1701-1750 , Italian - - painting : religious
   
   
     

 

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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,