Bartolomeo Biscaino

Who was Bartolomeo Biscaino?

Bartolomeo Biscaino was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in his native Genoa. He was the son, and pupil, of Giovanni Andrea Biscaino. He afterwards became a pupil of Valerio Castelli. His career was cut short by the plague, which visited Genoa, to which his father and himself fell victims. The Dresden gallery once held three paintings, representing Woman taken in adultery, Adoration by Magi, and Circumcision of Christ.

He etched several plates, in a style, recalling Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, including:

Moses in bulrushes

Susannah and the Elders

Nativity with Angels

The Circumcision

The Magi’s offering

Herodias with head of St. John

Virgin and infant with Angels

Virgin suckling infant, with St. Joseph

Virgin suckling infant with St. Joseph. St. John with his lamb

Virgin adoring infant

The Virgin with innfant Jesus on her knee, St. John kissing his foot and St. Joseph behind

Virgin with infant Jesus standing on her knee, stretching out His arm to St. Joseph; half-length The Holy Family, with St. John holding a cross

Repose in Egypt with Angels

Infant Jesus reposing on the globe

St. Joseph with the Infant

St. Christopher giving hand to Infant Jesus

St. Christopher with Infant Jesus