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Painting by Jacopo Bassano

Renaissance Painter · Active 1580 – 1595

Jacopo Bassano

Jacopo Bassano is among the painters whose work defines the Renaissance era. Paintale holds 2 of Bassano’s works in its collection, spanning themes of religion & mythology, power & politics.

Religion & MythologyPower & Politics

Where to see the work: The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Art Institute of Chicago.

Paintings by Jacopo Bassano (2)

About Jacopo Bassano

Working at the height of the Renaissance period, Jacopo Bassano produced a body of work that remains foundational to Western art. The recurring themes across the surviving paintings — religion & mythology, power & politics — show an artist returning to the same questions about the human figure, light, and the moral weight of a scene that Renaissance painting was uniquely equipped to answer.

Today, paintings by Jacopo Bassano are held in major institutions including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago. Each work on Paintale unpacks the subject, the symbolism, the technique, and the long afterlife of the painting — why it was commissioned, what its earliest viewers were expected to see, and why it still rewards close looking today.

Frequently asked about Jacopo Bassano

When did Jacopo Bassano live?
Jacopo Bassano was active around 1580 – 1595, during the Renaissance period.
Where can I see paintings by Jacopo Bassano?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago.
What themes did Jacopo Bassano paint?
Religion & Mythology, Power & Politics.