Maria Santi:
Bandit Artists Automatic translate

Sometimes it seems to me that more than anything, geniuses love to deceive your expectations. We name the masters who would face a prison in the modern world.

"Bandit for life"

At 18, Salvator Rosa lived with bandits, and after 25 mercilessly troll the aristocrats. Because of the evil satyrs, he was not accepted into the Roman Academy of St. Luke. On the canvas “Fortune, distributing its gifts unworthy,” Rosa portrayed in the form of pigs and donkeys the major political and financial figures of the Vatican. For some reason they didn’t like it. But Salvator stopped showing the picture to the general public only after he was reminded that his inquisition case was not closed, but only postponed.

Do you think he cried? Not that the bandits taught him. Salvator Rosa founded the Academy of the Bruised, where he accepted himself with his comrades.

Salvator Rose *. Self portrait, 1640.
Caption: “Be quiet if what you want to say is no better than silence”

The artist handed over three children born to his constant mistress, Lucretia, to the shelter. Well, one child turned out to be a girl. And what did Rosa not like about the boys? They don’t have to give a dowry. Maybe they eat food but don’t buy dad’s paintings?

At the same time, Rosa in her palazzo arranged theatrical banquets for customers. When the eldest son grew up, the artist took him from the shelter and began to study painting. The boy is dead. Only then did Rose take the second one.

Dying, the artist married Lucretius and bequeathed property to his son.

"Portrait of a gangster" by Salvator Rosa, some consider a self-portrait in the image of a simpleton Pascarello. I would say that in this case, the author is wearing not only the “mask” of comedy del arte, but also ten extra pounds.

Salvator knew how to surprise. They say that to an aristocrat who called the price for the painting excessive, the artist gave it just like that.

Salvator Rose. Portrait of a gangster, 1640s.

Godfather Genius

Jusepe Ribeira, together with two other major painters, held the Naples art market. They were the main ones in the distribution of large orders and hired peppy gopniks to deal with objectionable painters. Sometimes the artist’s assistants simply washed off the murals of competitors at night as a warning. The criminal trinity survived from Naples Guido Reni, but broke her teeth about Domenichino, who found worthy patrons.

The Fraudster

I must say that the fake market has borne fruit for its employees since the idea of ​​the superiority of artists of the past over contemporaries arose. The lively Italians of the 17th century cheerfully stamped the "Raphaels" and "Tintoretto" for visiting entrepreneurs from England and Germany.

Art critics are still racking their brains, separating originals from equally talented fakes.

Luca Giordano was caught on falsification of the "Adoration of the Magi" by Dürer. The cunning genius was saved by the fact that he had previously signed the picture in an inconspicuous place under the frame.

These artists are not the only heroes of the lecture "Pirates, robbers and adventurers in art", which will be held on February 23 at 19-00. The price and venue can be found in the group http://fb.com/proiskusstvo , link http://mashasanti.livejournal.com/6276.html and by phone +7 (968) 434-24-61.