Faith, Hope & Love

In her Faith, Hope & Love series
Deborah Lanino filters Renaissance subject matter through a contemporary lens
Renaissance Reminiscence
"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 and saw the exhibition of Bernardino in Vercelli. (catalog is pictured) 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." -Deborah Lanino
Bernardino Lanino - 1512- 1583
After training locally with a little-known artist, Bernardino Lanino was associated with Vercelli's most important painter from 1530. Three years later he had already reached the rank of master painter. His early work displays his teacher's gentle figure style and delicate effects, but Lanino added his own soft, misty brushstrokes. After his teacher left to establish himself in Milan, Lanino became the region's leading painter. Between 1540 and 1560, Lanino made several visits to Milan, creating altarpieces and frescoes. There he absorbed the strong influence of Leonardo da Vinci's chiaroscuro. During this period Lanino made many of his finest drawings, creating startling chiaroscuro effects using black chalk and white bodycolor heightening on brown prepared paper. He often used pen and wash with white highlights in his accomplished compositional studies. Throughout the 1560s and 1570s, patrons eagerly sought Lanino's paintings, and his workshop was amazingly prolific. Examples of his soft style spread throughout the eastern Piedmont and Milan, and his sons also became painters in Vercelli. (The Getty Center)
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, as seen in the painting on the right, wings spread and often in a burst of light gives the dove an ethereal appearance, indicating its religious significance. Painting: Baptism of Christ - Bernardino Lanino


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
18" x 36"
Dove III
Acrylic on canvas

Deborah Lanino
2021
12" x 12"
Dove IV
Acrylic on canvas
The Cross
Deborah Lanino’s Greek Cross series features abstract paintings that evoke contemplation, transcendence and spirituality. 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. This series was painted during the pandemic and it 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. These original paintings are inspired by themes such as Faith, Hope and Love. This series of grid paintings uses old masters techniques such as chiaroscuro, glazing and sfumato, and are painted with a contemporary palette and design that invites the viewer to find beauty, hope and positivity in everyday moments.

Architectural plan of the Greek Cross Design.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.
But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13

Deborah Lanino
2020
Love
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
2022
Spring
38" x 38"
Acrylic on canvas

Deborah Lanino
2022
Love
38" x 38"
Acrylic on canvas

Deborah Lanino
2022
Spirit
38" x 38"
Acrylic on canvas

Deborah Lanino
2022
Botanical
38" x 38"
Acrylic on canvas
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Deborah Lanino
2022
Golden Rule
38" x 38"
Acrylic on canvas

Deborah Lanino
2022
Tree of Life
38" x 38"
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
National Museum of Science and Technology
Milan, Italy
1540
Three Musician Angels Beneath a Canopy
Fresco transferred to canvas

Deborah Lanino
2018
8" x 10"
Musician Angel I
Acrylic on canvas (SOLD - Private Collection)

Deborah Lanino
2021
Three Musician Angels
10" x 10"
Acrylic on board

Deborah Lanino
2021
Three Musician Angels II
9" x 12"
Acrylic on Paper (SOLD - Private Collection)
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Deborah Lanino
2021
Musician Angel
(After the Angel in Madonna and Child Enthroned 1552 Bernardino Lanino North Carolina Museum of Art)
9" x 12"
Acrylic on Paper

Deborah Lanino
2021
Little Musician Angel
(After the Angel in Madonna and Child Enthroned Bernardino Lanino)
11" x 14
Acrylic on Canvas Panel

Bernardino Lanino
1512-1583
Due teste di angeli

Deborah Lanino
2021
Two Angels
9” x 12”
Acrylic on paper

Deborah Lanino
2021
Two Blue Angels
9” x 12”
Acrylic on paper
Madonna
These works are inspired by the blessed mother and the love of the madonna and child.

Bernardino Lanino
1512-1583
Testa Femminile
Charcoal on paper

Deborah Lanino
2020
Testa Femminile I
8” x 10”
Gouache on paper

Deborah Lanino
2022
Madonna
20" x 23"
Acrylic on canvas

Bernardino Lanino
1512-1583
Madonna
Charcoal 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

Bernardino Lanino
1512-1583
Testa Femminile
Charcoal on paper

Deborah Lanino
2020
Testa Femminile II
20" x 20"
Acrylic on canvas

Deborah Lanino
2020
Madonna with a Yellow Rose
20" x 23"
Acrylic on canvas

Deborah Lanino
2021
Madonna II
9” x 12”
Acrylic on paper

Deborah Lanino
2019
Madonna I
30" x 40"
Acrylic on canvas

Deborah Lanino
2021
Head of a Saint
9 x 12
Acrylic and chalk 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
Spirit
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
Triumph of Christ with Angels II
18" x 24"
Acrylic on Canvas

Deborah Lanino
2022
Faith, Hope and Love
24" x 24"
Acrylic on Canvas