Assereto was born in Genoa. In 1639 he went to Rome for a brief period and his subsequent works show that he was much impressed by the paintings of Caravaggio and his followers. His pictures are characterised by vibrant light effects and dramatic compositions. He died in Genoa.
Gioacchino Assereto
1600 - 1649
Paintings by Gioacchino Assereto
A woman seated in a landscape is startled by the sudden appearance of an angel, who points to heaven while gesturing towards a sleeping boy in the distance. This is the angel appearing to Hagar, the Egyptian maidservant to Sara, wife of Abraham, as told in the Old Testament. Hagar bore Abraham a...