Giovanni Baschenis was the son of
Antonio belonging to the
dynasty of the Lanfranco family and nephew of
Angelo. Some paintings created by Giovanni Baschenis were also linked to the name of Battista, who was probably the brother with the sole duties of assistant. Giovanni began his artistic activity in Trentino with his brother, but upon returning to Bergamo he continued his activity independently. In
Trentino the two painters signed the frescoes for the chapel of San Valerio in
Castel Valer in
Tassullo, those of the
Church of Santi Filippo and Giacomo in Segonzone (in the municipality of
Campodenno) and those always present in
Val di Non in the
church of Sant'Udalrico in Corte Inferiore (
Noise); here, the fresco dated 1471 of the
Last Supper has the writing
Joha[n]nes et Baptista de Averaria pinxeru[n]t 1471. Giovanni returned to the Bergamo area, his homeland, frescoing the
Casa Volpi in
Fuipiano al Brembo. The fresco
Christ on the tomb between Mary and John has the writing
Ritius filius quodam Zani hoc opus fieri and
die 4 novembris 1486 in the upper part. The work depicts a red tomb, with Christ supported by the Mother on the right, and Saint John praying on the left. The upper part has a long writing with instructions for obtaining the indulgence. The cartouche reports an error in the indication of the years of the indulgence named in
twenty-two thousand years. At the bottom he signs
Johannes de Avaia pixit. A second fresco is the
Madonna and Child among the Saints. The fresco lacks that plasticity that would make the work Renaissance in orientation, the cloak of the Madonna with the printed flowers gives solemnity to the whole work. In the sacristy of the church in the Alino hamlet of
San Pellegrino Terme, there is the fresco signed and dated 1478 depicting the
Original Sin which presents us with Eve who, with the apple in her hand, covers herself and reveals herself naked, and Adam in 'act of touching your throat as if to feel the ''Adam's apple
grow. In the sacristy there is a further fresco Theory of the Saints'' which is the depiction of five saints: John the Baptist, Saint Blaise, Mary Magdalene, Saint Defendente and the central image of Saint Catherine of Alexandria in the act of being crowned by two angels. The work is dated 1470 and was attributed to Giovanni Baschenis by
Luigi Angelini. The frescoes depicting San Defendente housed in the apse of the
Church of San Defendente in the locality
Roncola date back to 1482. In 1490 he frescoed the
church of San Lorenzo of
Cunevo. == See also ==