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Lazarus and the Rich Man

Jacopo Bassano

1544 - 1700

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 99.8cm × w 129cm × t 4.3cm × d 8.5cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

the rich man (Dives) is feasting, while poor Lazarus is starving at the gate (dogs licking Lazarus' sores) (Luke 16:19-31)

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1903

Notes

buitenmaat: diepte 8,5 cm (drager incl. SK-L-6400)

Collection Type

paintings

About Jacopo Bassano

1505–1592 • Republic of Venice

Son and student of Francesco Bassano I. He studied with Bonifazio de' Pitati in Venice, but returned to Bassano upon his father's death. Jacopo is best known for landscapes and genre scenes.

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