Artists
Evaristo Baschenis
- Country:
- Italy
- Birth year:
- 1617
- Death year:
- 1677
Evaristo Baschenis (1617 Bergamo-1677 Bergamo) is considered an important representative of neo-Caravaggism. This artist, who was born into a family of painters, first became a priest but soon turned to painting. He concentrated almost exclusively on still life. At the beginning of his career he also did kitchen and hunting pieces, but his later works are solely still life of musical instruments, sometimes including people in them. His style lies between that of Jan Vermeer and Caravaggio. He continued Caravaggio's fine manner of still-life painting in his elegant trompe-I' oeil paintings. Vaschenis's paintings are among the most fascinating and concentrated works of the 17th century in this specialized area, and they had many imitators. Works by the artist include Self-Portrait at the Spinet Accompained by Alessandro Agliardi on the Lute, 1670, Collezione Conte P. Agliardi, Bergamo; and Still Life with Musical Instruments, Musee Royaux des Beaus-Arts, Brussels.