Spanish school; following models of FRANCESCO BASSANO (Bassano del Grappa, Veneto, 1549 - Venice, 1592). "October (Scorpion)". Oil on canvas. Double

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  Spanish school; following models of FRANCESCO BASSANO (Bassano del Grappa, Veneto, 1549 - Venice, 1592). "October (Scorpion)". Oil on canvas. Double relined. It presents damages. Measurements: 136 x 229,5 cm. This work reproduces through its theme and composition, the painting by Francesco Bassano, entitled "October (Scorpion)", which belongs to the collection of the Prado Museum in Madrid. It is currently on deposit at the Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation. The museum points out in its web page the bibliographic confirmation of the inventory of the paintings of seasons, realized by Francesco Bassano, which arrived in Spain in the year 1591, as a gift of the dignitary Fernando I de Medici. The cycles dedicated to the seasons began with Jacopo Bassano, who conceived the series around 1574-1575. It was a novel theme, since for the first time the seasons were represented from a costumbrista point of view and not allegorical. This characteristic was a departure from Italian painting and established contact with Nordic precedents such as Brueghel and Hans Bol. In this particular scene we can appreciate the same composition as in the work in the Prado collection. However, in this painting you cannot see the scorpion that is arranged in the upper area and that links a particular month with a zodiacal sign. Francesco Bassano, son of the master Jacopo Bassano, was the most prolific of all his brothers, also dedicated to painting. He began his training with his father, and together with his brothers worked in the family workshop. However, his painting achieved great personal recognition, since he managed to move away from his father's style and to implant his ideas in the Bassano's workshop. In 1579 he moved to Venice, and in 1587 he visited Florence, where he worked for a season. Thanks to his work he achieved great success in Rome, Florence, Venice and Spain, whose court especially valued his paintings.
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