Enrico Albrici

He was born at Vilminore di Scalve in province of Bergamo, and was a pupil of Ferdinando del Cairo of Brescia, under whom he studied three years.

He painted a Woman of Samaria, a Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican, a Raising of Lazarus, a Prodigal Son and a Good Shepherd for the church Santa Maria dei Miracoli at Brescia.

Both Bocchi and Albrici are now best known for his peculiar paintings of hordes of dwarfs engrossed in daily activities or in farcical epic gestures.

The critic Scotti describes him as one that "lowers art to a new grade and wield the brush to draw monstrous dwarfs, gnomes and grotesque animals, witches with Lilliputian bodies, but hands and heads of giants.

With (Albrici), genre painting descends into childish caricature, which though it sometimes has certain salacious spiciness and rusticity (montanita), it never gains the vigor of true and satisfying satire".

Lunette painting (oil on canvas) dated and signed “1750 E Al:” (Enrico Albrici), representing the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican . Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Brescia