Francesco Bassano the Younger
Illustration — Summer, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (1570-1580) • Illustration — Adoration of the Shepherds Francesco Bassano the Younger (Francesco Bassano il Giovane; 26 January 1549 – 4 July 1592), also called Francesco Giambattista da Ponte or Francesco da Ponte the Younger, was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period. He was born in Bassano del Grappa near Venice, the eldest son of Jacopo Bassano and grandson of Francesco da Ponte the Elder.
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Francesco Bassano the Younger
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Illustration — Summer, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (1570-1580) • Illustration — Adoration of the Shepherds Francesco Bassano the Younger (Francesco Bassano il Giovane; 26 January 1549 – 4 July 1592), also called Francesco Giambattista da Ponte or Francesco da Ponte the Younger, was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period. He was born in Bassano del Grappa near Venice, the eldest son of Jacopo Bassano and grandson of Francesco da Ponte the Elder.
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He studied with his father and worked in the Bassano family workshop along with his three brothers, including Giambattista, Girolamo and Leandro Bassano. Francesco moved to Venice, where he ran the branch of the family business. He was also commissioned to paint a series of historical pictures in the Doge's Palace. He was prone to hypochondria, which exacerbated his other ailments, including possible depression. Soon after his father's death in 1592, Francesco committed suicide by throwing himself out of a window. His brother Leandro Bassano continued the family legacy of painting.
The birth of the Virgin. Oil painting by a follower of Francesco Bassano., by Francesco Bassano the Younger
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Sheep are sheared and wheat is reaped; representing summer. Etching, 17--, after F.G. Bassano the younger., Between 1700 and 1799, by Francesco Bassano the Younger
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1549
Francesco Bassano the Younger born at Bassano del Grappa.
1569
The Adoration of the Shepherds is dated 1569.
1578
The parable of the rich man and poor Lazarus is dated 1578.
1592
Francesco Bassano the Younger died on 1 January 1592.
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- 1.Chefs-d'œuvre de la Peinture Italienne et Espagnole. Réunion des Musées nationaux. 1992. 2-7118-2571-X.
- 2.Mauro. Lucco. Biographies. Mina Gregori. Le Musée des Offices et le Palais Pitti. Paris. Editions Place des Victoires. 2000. 633. 2-84459-006-3.
- 3.Le Tintoret a qui est confié la réalisation se révèle trop vieux, la confiera à son fils qui ne la fera pas aboutir suivant les ordres donnés.
- 4.Le Musée des Offices et le Palais Pitti. Editions Place des Victoires. 2000. 2-84459-006-3.
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