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The Eccentric Painter

DateFriday, May 30, 2014 at 11:23AM
Amico Aspertini - Heroic Head - c. 1496 - Tempera on wood, 37,5 x 36,5 cm - Christian Museum, Esztergom (click photo for larger image)Amico Aspertini (1475-1552) was an Italian Mannerist painter from Bologna. He was known for having an eccentric personality and this comes through in his paintings, which are often bizarre in expression. The monochrome painting featured here with the stone-like frame resembles a relief. However, it is interesting to note that the bust is not in the painted frame, but before it.
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