Lazarus and the Rich Man

Jacopo Bassano’s “Lazarus and the Rich Man” was painted around 1550. The work is oil on canvas. It is held in the Cleveland Museum of Art.

The painting depicts a biblical scene with a rich man and Lazarus. It blends religious themes with elements of rural life, a hallmark of Bassano’s style.

The Sartori family of Vicenza, prominent in the timber trade, may have influenced the culture of Bassano’s Bassano del Grappa.

Jacopo Bassano took his surname from his birthplace. He maintained a successful workshop that included four of his sons.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1939.68

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