Amico Aspertini ( Amico Aspertini ) ( Bologna , ca.1475 - Bologna, 1552) - Italian painter and sculptor. Formed under the influence of the masters of the Ferrara school, to the grotesques and fantastically fantastic forms.
| Aspertini, Amiko | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 1475 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Date of death | 1552 |
| Place of death | Bologna |
| Citizenship | Italy |
Biography
Amiko Aspertini is the most famous representative of the Bologna dynasty of artists. Amico's father, Giovanni Antonio Aspertini and his brothers Leonello and Guido were also artists. Amiko first studied painting with his father, then worked as an apprentice in the workshops of artists Ercole de Roberti , Lorenzo Costa and Francesco Francia . His work was greatly influenced by the paintings of Northern Europe, especially German and Dutch masters. According to some reports, during his trip to Florence, Amiko met Filippino Lippi . From 1496 to 1503, Mr .. Aspertini worked in Rome . There is information about his stay in Lucca , Mantua and Siena .
In the works of the young artist can be traced the influence of ancient masters. Aspertini admired the works of Michelangelo . Amyko Aspertini’s paintings are distinguished by different fantasies and combine different art schools into a single distinctive style. With great enthusiasm, Aspertini received the ideas of the nascent Mannerism . Soon after him, the glory of an outstanding artist, seeking his own path in art, became firmly established. His work was a great success with his contemporaries, Amiko Aspertini received a large number of orders. The sculptural works of Aspertini were highly valued. It can be assumed that the sculpture was not just his passion, but also income-generating work.
Literature
- Helga Kropfinger-von Kügelgen . Amico Aspertinis malerisches Werk. Ein Beitrag zur Bologneser Malerei der ersten Hälfte des Cinquecento, Bonn: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität (Dissertation), 1973, 2 Bde. (him)
- Andrea Emiliani (ed.). Amico Aspertini 1474 - 1552 artista bizzarro nell'età di Dürer e Raffaello [Ausstellung Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna, 27 September 2008 - 11 Januar 2009], Silvana Editore, Cinisello Balsamo 2008, ISBN 978-88-366-1151-5 . (him)
- Dirk Schümer . 'Schwarze Galle auf der Palette'. Die Aspertini-Ausstellung in der Pinacoteca Nazionale in Bologna, in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 3. Dezember 2008, S. 34. (it.)