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Veronese docet.

29 October 201831 October 2018 an_bi

Besides facing the legendary Gioconda in Paris at the Louvre, the Marriage at Cana by Veronese (1528-1588) – way more funny to behold, and definitely much bigger – served as iconographic source for many musical companies from thereafter. The iconic … Continue reading Veronese docet.

Discoveries

Bouchardon and Geminiani

3 April 20183 April 2018 an_bi

Back in 2014 I was asked to write an article for the Festschrift dedicated to Prof. Ton Koopman for his 70th birthday (ed. Albert Clement, Studies in Baroque, Butz Verlag 2014). I wrote a piece on one etching in his … Continue reading Bouchardon and Geminiani

Discoveries, Research in Progress

Pieces and Pieces

2 March 201813 March 2018 an_bi

Social media are a great tool to help discover new things, and this is the (yet) short story of a painting that I saw for the first time on Facebook. It is a bust portrait of a man, seen from … Continue reading Pieces and Pieces

Before I forget, Discoveries

The Neimeijer Archive pt.2: notes on a portrait

13 February 201813 March 2018 an_bi

The Neimeijer archival boxes contain mainly excerpts from auction catalogues. The works of art documented, belong to any age and are realized with any technique, from painting to print, from drawing to sculpture. Today, while working on files with men … Continue reading The Neimeijer Archive pt.2: notes on a portrait

Before I forget, Discoveries

The frontispiece of Il Colombo

19 January 201812 March 2018 an_bi

Il Colombo overo l’India riscoperta, is a ‘dramma per musica’ written by cardinal Pietro Ottoboni in 1690 [link to Googlebook], published under the pseudonym of Crateo Pradelini (anagram of Cardinal Pietro). As one reads on the title­page ‘da rappresentarsi al … Continue reading The frontispiece of Il Colombo

Before I forget, Discoveries, Events

The plate and the painter: on a little discovery in late 2017

19 December 20177 January 2019 an_bi

Countless are the ways music and visual arts meet. Here is the short account of what was recently discovered behind a painting on copper.* This tale begins at the beginning of last summer, in June, on my trip back from … Continue reading The plate and the painter: on a little discovery in late 2017

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