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Out of the Darkness – Andrea Bayer and Michael Gallagher

Jacopo Bassano’s last masterpiece, The Baptism of Christ, was left unfinished when he died in 1592. Upon its rediscovery in the 1930s, it was recognized as one of his most moving and personal works, deviating from tradition in its nocturnal setting and dramatic sense of foreboding. The painting has now undergone a technical examination and treatment that have confirmed its extraordinary quality and led to significant new observations about the artist’s technique and the issue of “non-finito” (“not-finished”) for Venetian painters. Andrea Bayer and Michael Gallagher discuss the findings of their study and the importance of Bassano’s work in the context of the Museum’s newly conceived Venetian Renaissance gallery.











When: Wed., Nov. 13, 2013 at 6:00 pm
Where: Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Ave.
212-535-7710
Price: $30
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Jacopo Bassano’s last masterpiece, The Baptism of Christ, was left unfinished when he died in 1592. Upon its rediscovery in the 1930s, it was recognized as one of his most moving and personal works, deviating from tradition in its nocturnal setting and dramatic sense of foreboding. The painting has now undergone a technical examination and treatment that have confirmed its extraordinary quality and led to significant new observations about the artist’s technique and the issue of “non-finito” (“not-finished”) for Venetian painters. Andrea Bayer and Michael Gallagher discuss the findings of their study and the importance of Bassano’s work in the context of the Museum’s newly conceived Venetian Renaissance gallery.

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