"dinner With The Rich Epulone" Oil On Canvas Atelier Du Bassano, Last Quarter Of The XVI Century

Beautiful oil on canvas of large dimensions, rich in detail and imbued with the vivid Venetian colorism typical of canvases of the second half of the 16th century.
The painting representing the scene deals with the biblical parable of Lazarus and the supper of the rich Dives and intends to illustrate, as in other parables, mercy and pity towards the poor but is also of particular importance for its references to the life after the death.

The pictorial sphere is that of the flourishing Bassano school, the one that operates at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries and revolves around the figures of Leandro and Francesco Da Ponte.

The measurements of the painting are: 117cm x 91cm including the frame are: 136cm x 112cm

We attach to the sale a certificate of authenticity which proves its age and originality.