He finally went to Italy: Accademia Carrara in Bergamo
Updated 12/6/2025
Birth of Mary by Vittore Carpaccio, 1502 - 1504. He was behind the times and evidently a lesser talent but the composition hints at something Vermeer might do...
The Stoning of Saint Stephen by Lorenzo Lotto, 1513 - 1516. Slowly but surely perspective starts to happen!
The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine of Alexandria, an Angel and Nicolò Bonghi by Lorenzo Lotto, 1523. Lotto paid his rent to Mr. Bonghi with this painting. There used to be a landscape where that big gray rectangle is, it's thought it was cut out by a French soldier. Philistine!
The Holy Family with St. Catherine of Alexandria by Lorenzo Lotto, 1533. There's a lotta Lotto here, but these three paintings are a nice little microcosm of how representational art progressed at the beginning of the 1500s - each one is better than the last.
Portrait of an Eldery Man Seated by Giovan Battista Moroni, circa 1576. Now here's a Moroni portrait I can get with.
Portrait of a Young Painter by Fra' Galgario, circa 1732.
Portrait of Francesco Maria Bruntino by Fra' Galgario, 1737.
Self Portrait by Fra' Galgario, 1732.
Portrait of Count Giovanni Secco Suardo with Servant by Fra' Galgario, circa 1720. If I was the count I'd watch out for that servant...
Martyrdom of Saint John, Bishop of Bergamo by Tiepolo, circa 1743.
The Holy Trinity in Glory Appears to Pope Clement by Tiepolo, circa 1735.
Portrait of Countess Anastasia Spini by Piccio, circa 1840. Much respect to both artist and subject for the complete lack of artistic flattery.
Details from The Mother's Curse by Ponziano Loverini, 1886.
Love it!
Portrait of Maria Gallavresi with Her Mother Alma Carminati by Cesare Tallone, 1889.
Portrait of Colenol Vittore Tasca by Cesare Tallone, 1886. Love this late 19th century stuff.
The Artist's Daughter Irene (Girl with Roses) by Cesare Tallone, 1898. Like Sargent but with psychological depth!
Paintings on Stone
Innate Genious: Will, Intellect, Memory by l'Orbetto, circa 1620. On slate; starting from black gives everything a different look.
The Capture of Jerusalem by Antonio Tempesta, 1610 - 1620. This is that pietra paesina su lavagna - zoom in and check out how he used the stone itself in the composition! The multicolored sky and the buildings at the bottom are features of the stone itself that he embellished.
David Contemplating the Head of Goliath by Orazio Gentileschi, 1611 - 1612. This one featured a thin layer of lapis lazuli over slate. Neat!
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