School of Jacopo da Ponte, called Jacopo Bassano (1515-1592)

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School of Jacopo da Ponte, called Jacopo Bassano (1515-1592)

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

oil on canvas
47¼ x 55 1/8in. (120 x 140cm.)

Lot Essay

A number of autograph replicas of the present composition exist, including those in the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston, Inv. no. 79.13, and the Hermitage, St. Petersburg. These works are generally thought to have been executed around 1576-77, a time of fervent activity in the Bassano workshop.