Autumn
around 1576 | Jacopo da Ponte, gen. Jacopo Bassano
In line with the old tradition of calendar illustration, harvesting the wine forms the main motif for depicting autumn. As with the other pictures of this series of seasons, a scene from the Old Testament is depicted in the background: the handing over of the Tablets of the Ten Commandments to Moses. Jacopo Bassano makes use of a simple compositional scheme: the activities of humans, pets and implements are rowed up in the style of a frieze before a rural background, and reproduced with vivid realism.
In line with the old tradition of calendar illustration, harvesting the wine forms the main motif for depicting autumn. As with the other pictures of this series of seasons, a scene from the Old Testament is depicted in the background: the handing over of the Tablets of the Ten Commandments to Moses. Jacopo Bassano makes use of a simple compositional scheme: the activities of humans, pets and implements are rowed up in the style of a frieze before a rural background, and reproduced with vivid realism.
Artist:
Jacopo da Ponte, gen. Jacopo Bassano (um 1510 - 1592 Bassano) DNB
previously attributed to:
Francesco da Ponte, gen. Francesco Bassano (1549 - 1592 Bassano) DNB
Time:
around 1576
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Venetian
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
oben und unten angestückt: Overall: 75,5 cm × 109 cm
Framed (gallery frame with inscriptions): 89,7 cm × 122,2 cm × 6,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 4304
Provenance
Coll. Leopold Wilhelm; 1685 Prague; 1894 to Vienna