Oil painting on canvas, attributed to Marco Antonio Bassetti (Verona 1586-1630) depicting portrait of man with ...

Oil painting on canvas, attributed to Marco Antonio Bassetti (Verona 1586-1630) depicting portrait of man with beard holding a book. 65x55, 85x75 in frame. "A student of Felice Ricci (Verona 1539- 1605), he moved to Venice where he was influenced by the works of Tintoretto, Veronese and Jacopo Bassano, goes to Rome around 1615 and there knows the paintings of Caravaggio. He returned to Venice disclaims influences the bassaniani and Romans and has only praise for the Venetian painting, especially for naturists. Orbit part of monasteries and convents (1628). in this period his most significant works are the portraits in which, in the opinion of Longhi (1959) , is a value and a dignity Rembrandtian, such as to be able to measure with Hals and Velazquez. He died of plague in Verona. the revaluation of Bassetti is due in large part to Longhi. "STUDIO ASOR