Bernardino Lanino Reimagined
This is a project and a work in progress, that I have wanted to do since graduating from Pratt Institute, when I also studied a semester abroad at SACI in Florence, Italy. These works are now emerging in abstract and impressionistic paintings inspired by themes such as Faith, Hope and Love that reflect a contemporary view of traditional subject matter seen in Renaissance art. I use techniques such as chiaroscuro (lights and darks) and sfumato (blurring the edges) with a soft misty style, much like my direct ancestor Bernardino Lanino (1512-1582) Vercelli, Italy.
Doves
Symbols in Renaissance Art
Throughout the centuries doves have appeared as symbols in numerous religious and secular settings but may be best known for its wide use in Christianity. Renaissance artists, such as Bernardino Lanino, utilized doves primarily in religious artwork to depict the third element of the trinity, the Holy Spirit. Shown above the figures in the painting, wings spread and often in a burst of light gives the dove an ethereal appearance, indicating its religious significance.
Bernardino Lanino
1512-1583
Baptism of Christ
Deborah Lanino
2019
18" x 36"
Dove 1
Acrylic on canvas
Deborah Lanino
2019
12" x 24"
Dove II
Acrylic on two 12"x 12" panels
Deborah Lanino
2019
Dove III
18" x 36"
Acrylic on canvas
Grid Series
This series of paintings signifies hope for a better future and the possibility for change. When times are dark, there is a tendency to want to just give up. Remember from history that the Dark Ages led to the Renaissance. Several of the works in this series were painted during the pandemic and to me they signifies hope for a better future. In these works, there is a composition based on the Greek Cross, that is orderly where priority is given to the whole over it's parts giving the work a sense of unity.
Deborah Lanino
2020
Unity
38" x 38"
Acrylic on canvas
Deborah Lanino
2020
Hope
38" x 38"
Acrylic on canvas
Deborah Lanino
2020
Faith
38" x 38"
Acrylic on canvas
Deborah Lanino
2019
Jacaranda II
36" x 36"
Acrylic on canvas
Deborah Lanino
2021
April Showers
38" x 38"
Acrylic on canvas
Deborah Lanino
2021
April Showers
36" x 36"
Acrylic on canvas
Angels
Artists of the Renaissance era painted characters called "putti," which looked like male babies or toddlers. These characters represented the presence of pure love around people and often sported wings like angels.
Bernardino Lanino
1512-1583
Musician Angel
Deborah Lanino
2021
Three Musician Angels
10" x 10"
Acrylic on board
Deborah Lanino
2018
8" x 10"
Musician Angel I
Acrylic on canvas
Bernardino Lanino
1512-1583
Due teste di angeli
Deborah Lanino
2020
Deborah Lanino
2021
Two Angels
9” x 12”
Acrylic on paper
Deborah Lanino
2021
Two Blue Angels
9” x 12”
Acrylic on paper
Testa Femminile
Bernardino Lanino
1512-1583
Testa Femminile
Charcoal on paper
Deborah Lanino
2020
Testa Femminile II
20" x 20"
Acrylic on canvas
Deborah Lanino
2020
Testa Femminile I
8” x 10”
Gouache on paper
Bernardino Lanino
1512-1583
Madonna
Charcoal on paper
Deborah Lanino
2021
Madonna II
9” x 12”
Acrylic on paper
Deborah Lanino
2019
Madonna I
30" x 40"
Acrylic on canvas
Bernardino Lanino
1512-1583
Head of a Female Saint
Black and white chalk on paper
Deborah Lanino
2021
Head of a Saint
9 x 12
Acrylic and chalk on paper
Abstractions
These works are inspired by themes and variations of classical compositions. Abstract art is an ideal vehicle for communicating spiritual realities for many reasons. It removes the viewer from the world they think they know and allows them to focus their contemplation on symbols, the experience of a work, or its meditative character.
Bernardino Lanino
1512-1583
Triumph of Christ with Angels and Cherubs
Oil on panel
38" x 48"
Deborah Lanino
2020
Triumph of Christ with Angels I
9" x 12"
Gouache and colored pencil on paper
Deborah Lanino
2021
Madonna and child I
11" x 14"
Acrylic on panel
Deborah Lanino
2021
Madonna and child II
8" x 10"
Acrylic on panel