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Zanetto Bugatto
Zanetto Bugatto (1433 in Milan – ~1476 in Pavia or Milan), also known as Zanetto Bugatti, was one of the most well-documented court portraitists of the 1400s. A key painter of the Lombardy region, Bugatto worked for 15 years for the first two Sforza Dukes of Milan, particularly Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza and his Duchess Bona of Savoy. His work was influenced by northern artists such as Rogier van der Weyden, Andrea Mantegna, and Jean Fouquet, all of whom he met during his travels. Bugatto's work was described by Galeazzo's ambassador Leonardo Botta as being similar to Sicilian painter Antonello da Messina. It is not clear whether Bugatto painted works other than portraits which he typically made on panel and in fresco. He is notable for being one of the first Italian artists, along with Antonello da Messina, to focus on portraiture in the Early Netherlandish painting, Netherlandish style to such an exclusive extent.Campbell, Lorne. "Rogier van der Weyden and his Workshop" Aspects ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''Zanetto'' is an opera in one act by Pietro Mascagni to an Italian libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci. It received its first performance on 2 March 1896 at the Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Gioachino Rossini", Liceo Musicale Rossini in Pesaro. Only 40 minutes long and with cast of two singers, ''Zanetto'' was originally described by its composer as a ''scena lirica'' (lyric scene) rather than an opera. It is set in the countryside near Florence during the Renaissance and tells the story of an encounter between a beautiful courtesan, Silvia, and a young wandering minstrel, Zanetto. The libretto was adapted from an Italian translation by Emilio Praga of François Coppée's play ''Le passant'' (The passer-by) in which the young Sarah Bernhardt had won fame in the ''en travesti'' role of Zanetto. Background and performance history ''Zanetto'' represented a return by Mascagni to the one-act format of his first opera ''Cavalleria rusticana'', which had premiered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
