Post by Leanne Sim

Of Canvas and Chords: Bernardino Luini × Ludovico Einaudi Did you know EFG has built a collection of over 1,300 artworks over the years, spanning artists and periods from the Old Masters right through to the avant-garde and contemporary work? I’m always proud of the depth and diversity of what the bank holds. We don’t just support sports 😉 It’s been almost a month since our Strategic Brand and Marketing Offsite in Lugano, and a while since I last shared a art and music pairing. This photo was taken with our amazing Art Curator, Francesca Martinoli and my teammate, Yvonne Chau with us standing in front of one of the oldest works in the bank’s collection: Sinite parvulos venire ad me by Italian painter Bernardino Luini, painted in the mid-1520s. I was privileged to hear from Francesca who shared with us that Luini trained in Leonardo da Vinci’s circle, and the painting shows Christ standing between two apostles, summoning a child forward – “suffer the little children to come unto me.” There appears to be two meanings in this painting. One is the idea that faith needs to be childlike. A point to note, childlike faith doesn’t mean childish or naive, but to love Christ like children with complete abandon and knowing we have nothing else to offer except ourselves. The other is that scholars believe the three figures gathered around Christ may allude to the three ages of man. Childhood, adulthood, old age, all drawn toward the same point. For the music, I’ve paired it with Italian contemporary music composer Ludovico Einaudi’s Primavera which his own homage to Vivaldi’s “Spring.” Spring is the season of things beginning again, of returning to something simpler. And seasons representing the seasons of life. Both Italian artists, 5 centuries apart but same instinct about the seasons of life. Happy weekend everyone! #ArtandMusic #WeareEFG #EFGBank #PrivateBanking #CorporateArtCollection #ArtCollecting #RenaissanceArt