The Bassano Family
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
The Bassano Family is a 1850 by J. B. M. Dupréel, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a family gathered around a table, studying a book. The father, an older man with a long beard, leans in closely. A woman holds a baby while a young boy sits beside her, also looking at the book. The room has simple furniture, a curtained window, and a few scattered objects like fruit and a cat. The artist used shading to make the faces and clothes stand out against the dark background. This style makes the figures look three-dimensional. Check out how this print uses chiaroscuro.
The print depicts a scene associated with the Bassano family, attributed to Jacopo Bassano il Vecchio, rendered on paper by J. B. M. Dupréel in 1850.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Flemish printmakers of the late 1700s often turned family portraits into lively crowd scenes.
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