Giuseppe Bonito The Painter’s Studio 1738-40
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Galerie Canesso at Stand 360 will show this painting by Giuseppe Bonito. It depicts a workshop scene in which the artist, poised at his easel like a performer, demonstrates his craft to an attentive audience. The artist holds a silverpoint or crayon holder and a drawing featuring a reclining Hercules, possibly referencing the Farnese statue, as a guide for his work. The composition, set within a well-appointed studio with hanging earthenware and a large lamp, suggests an important commission, with the
principal patron highlighted in white and yellow.
