Home Online catalogues Studi & Schizzi 74. Bartolomeo Biscaino Genoa 1629 – 1657 Genoa The Virgin and Child This is a very fine example of the graphic style of Bartolomeo Biscaino, the Genoese painter and printmaker. In his elegant drawings, Biscaino always pays close attention to the light. Over the red chalk, he was in the habit of highlighting the forms and contrasts with white bodycolour, whose brilliance stands out against the brown paper. Here, the addition of white also allows him to confirm the position of the child’s head, which was initially turned towards his mother.
This is a very fine example of the graphic style of Bartolomeo Biscaino, the Genoese painter and printmaker. In his elegant drawings, Biscaino always pays close attention to the light. Over the red chalk, he was in the habit of highlighting the forms and contrasts with white bodycolour, whose brilliance stands out against the brown paper. Here, the addition of white also allows him to confirm the position of the child’s head, which was initially turned towards his mother.