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1539, Bassano (Jacopo da Ponte), Christ among the Doctors -- Ashmolean Museum (Oxford)

From the museum label: Christ is a boy of twelve. He amazes the learned elders of the temple with his knowledge. Mary and Joseph have been searching for him. They appear on the right.

 

Bassano painted this in 1539 for the noble Pizzamano family of Venice. The composition and figures include references to the art of Dürer, Giorgione and Titian. A luminous Veneto landscape appears in the background.

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Uploaded on February 6, 2023
Taken on February 6, 2023