Bernardo Cavallino
Bernardo Cavallino (1616–1656) was an Italian painter and draughtsman. He is regarded as one of the most original painters active in Naples during the first half of the 17th century.[1]
Biography
Born in Naples, he is thought to have died during the plague epidemic in 1656. While his paintings are some of the more stunningly expressive works emerging from the Neapolitan artists of his day, little is known about the painter's background or training. Of eighty attributed paintings, less than ten are signed. He worked through private dealers and collectors whose records are no longer available.
It is said that he trained with
Francesco Francanzano, Agostino Beltrano and Francesco Guarino
.
One of his masterpieces is the billowing proletarian Blessed Virgin at the
Uffizi Gallery.[3]
Works
- Immaculate Conception (1640), 69 cm x 45 cm, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Caen
- Immaculate Conception (1650), Brera Gallery, Milan
- The Ecstasy of Saint Cecilia, cartoon, Museo di Capodimonte, Naples
- The Ecstasy of Saint Cecilia, final work, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
- Esther and Ahasuerus, Uffizi Gallery, Florence
- Adoration of the Magi
- Porsenna
- Saint John the Baptist
- Clavicord Player
- Hercules and Omphale
- Adoration of the Shepherds
- The Vision of Saint Dominic
- Lot and his Daughters
- Virgin Annunciate (c. 1645–50), 85.5 cm x 70.0 cm, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
- Woman Playing the Clavichord
- Saint Christina
References
- ^ Ann Percy. "Cavallino, Bernardo." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 28 October 2016
- ^ The Ecstasy of St Cecilia (Naples)
- ^ Esther and Ahaseurus (Uffizi, Florence)
https://utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu/items/show/2846
Further reading
- De Dominici, Bernardo (1742). Vite dei Pittori, Scultori, ed Architetti Napolitani, Volume III. Nalples: Stamperia del Ricciardi. 5.
- On Seicento Painting in Naples: Some Observations on Bernardo Cavallino, Artemisia Gentileschi and Others, Józef Grabski. (1985) Artibus et Historiae. p. 23-63.
- Stoughton, Michael (1985). "Bernardo Cavallino". Burlington Magazine. pp. 192–194.
External links
Media related to Bernardo Cavallino at Wikimedia Commons- Museum biography
- Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi, a fully digitized exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries, which contains material on Bernardo Cavallino (see index)
