Amico aspertini biography of albert einstein
Taken by an unknown photographer in Germany, this photograph offers a glimpse into the life of one of history's greatest scientific minds..
Circle of Amico Aspertini.
Amico Aspertini
Born into a family of painters, including his father Giovanni Antonio Aspertini, Amico was a forerunner of Mannerism from the Bolognese School of Painting. He was described by the biographer of the Italian Renaissance, Giorgio Vasari, as a half-insane master who produced works rapidly in an eccentric style.
Vasari had said he produced so quickly that Chiaroscuro, a bold contrast between light and dark, was spilt with chiaro (clear) in one hand and scuro (dark) in the other.
He studied under the Bolognese masters Lorenzo Costa (1460 – 1535) and Francesco Francia (1450 – 1517), and was considered a gifted prodigy.
His complex frescos and eclectic façade decorations were a unique style under his more traditional influences. Most prominently from that of the Perugian painter Pinturicchio (1452 – 1513), whose works were sometimes mistaken for Raphael’s (1483 – 1520) earlier work among other similar painters.
Raphael’s elegant works, produced in a gentle, graceful manner