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Historical Artist - Jacopo Bassano (1510 - 1592)
Jacopo Bassano initially studied under his father in the town of Bassano. He later studied in
Venice where he was taught by various unknown teachers and copied the works of Titian. Bassano
also executed many engravers in the style of Durer, Raphael, and Parmigianino. Bassano excelled
in realist scenes of farm life and nature. He also used religious and philosophical subjects
when painting genre scenes and landscapes. Bassano began a workshop, which his four sons
continued after his death. They shared his style, and some works are difficult to attribute
precisely. While he learnt from other artists of the time, his relationships with them varied,
notably when he portrayed Titian as a moneychanger in Purification of the Temple. Other
particularly notable works include Jacob’s Return to Canaan, Dives and
Lazarus, Acteon and the Nymphs, The Last Supper and Annunciation to
the Shepherds. He died in Bassano.
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