BASSANO, Jacopo

Noah's Sacrifice
c. 1574
Oil on canvas
Staatliche Schlsser und G?rten, Potsdam-Sanssouci
This work is typical of Bassano's mature painting. The painter uses the biblical episode of Noah coming out of the ark to paint yet again a huge number of animals. This type of composition, where the subject is obviously only an excuse for painting the countryside and nature, especially animals, was a huge success in the art market of the day. Jacopo Bassano and his sons continued to produce many such scenes.