Antonio Mara
Antonio Mara , called lo Scarpetta (born around 1680 in Bergamo ; died around 1750 there ) was an Italian painter . How he got his nickname ("The Slipper") is just as unknown as his exact life dates.
Without any actual training as a painter, he began as a copyist of paintings, especially by Jacques Courtois , of which there were many in Bergamo at the time. He achieved such mastery in this that his copies were preferred to the originals. Later, he turned to the trompe l'oeil - still life to. His specialty were colored engravings and watercolors attached to a wooden board with various writing or other utensils in the manner of Samuel van Hoogstraeten and Cornelis Gijsbrechts , which were still very popular with collectors throughout the 18th century.
He also painted portraits and pictures of saints .
literature
- Tassi, Francesco Maria: Vite de 'pittori, scultori e architetti bergamaschi . Bergamo 1793, Vol. II, p. 131 f. (also source of the above information)
- Thieme, Becker: General Lexicon of Visual Artists […] , Vol. 24, p. 49.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mara, Antonio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lo Scarpetta (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1680 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bergamo |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1750 |
| Place of death | Bergamo |