Oil painting on canvas. All. by Marco Antonio Bassetti

Oil painting on canvas. Allegedly by Marco Antonio Bassetti (Verona 1586-1630), Portrait of man with beard holding a book. 65x55, 85x75 with frame. "A pupil of Felice Ricci (Verona 1539- 1605), he moved to Venice where he was influenced by the works of Tintoretto, Veronese and Jacopo Bassano, he goes to Rome around 1615, and knows the paintings of Caravaggio. He returned to the Vaenezia disclaims bassaniani and Roman influences 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 Rembrandt, as to be able to measure with Hals and Velazquez. He died of plague in Verona. The revaluation of the Bassetti is due in large part to Longhi."STUDIO ASOR