93 - Ippolito Scarsella, known as “Lo Scarsellino” (Ferrara, 1550 or 1551–1620), attributed

Ippolito Scarsella, known as “Lo Scarsellino” (Ferrara, 1550 or 1551–1620), attributed Adoration of the Cross Oil on copper 23 x 18 cm The work displays all of Scarsellino’s artistic stylistic elements—namely, Venetian influences, drawn from Titian and Veronese in the figures on the left, and Emilian influences, particularly from the Carracci, evident in Saint Francis and the sky. The son of the painter Sigismondo Scarsella, Ippolito Scarsella left Ferrara at the age of seventeen to visit first Bologna and then Venice, where he joined Veronese’s workshop. During his time in Venice, he assimilated the Venetian style, making the expressive power of color, Titian’s enchanted landscapes, and Jacopo Bassano’s popular settings his own, and skillfully blending them into a style entirely his own. Upon returning to Ferrara, he began working independently, opening his own workshop and fulfilling numerous commissions for both the Church and private devotional purposes. Ippolito Scarsella, also known as lo Scarsellino (Ferrara 1550 or 1551–1620) attributed Adoration of the Cross Oil on copper 23 x 18 cm The work displays all of Scarsellino’s artistic stylistic features: Venetian influences, drawn from Titian and Veronese in the figures on the left, and Emilian influences, particularly from the Carracci, evident in Saint Francis and the sky.