(b Bassano del Grappa, 7 Jan 1549; d Venice, 3 July 1592). Son of (2) Jacopo Bassano. He was trained in his father’s workshop between 1560 and 1570, when Jacopo was moving from Mannerist experiments to an increased naturalism in the Venetian tradition. Francesco attempted to imitate his father’s style in his contributions to their painting of the Vision of St Eleuterius (c. 1565; Venice, Accad.). They also collaborated on new versions of the biblical themes Jacopo had treated c. 1560; Francesco executed some preparatory drawings and parts of the paintings themselves. These works were in considerable demand from Venetian collectors and Francesco produced such skilful replicas that they are difficult to distinguish from the originals.

Part of the Bassano family

• Bassano, Francesco, il Giovane
  • Bassano, §II: Family workshop
  • Oil sketch
  • Venice, §II, 3(i): Art life and organization, 1454–1599: Painting
  • collaboration
    • Bassano, §I: (2) Jacopo Bassano, §3: c 1562–81
    • Veronese, Paolo, §I, 4(i): Late works, 1574–88: Further commissions for the Doge’s Palace
  • patrons and collectors
    • Sandoval y Rojas: (1) Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas
    • Savoy, §II: (3) Charles-Emanuel I, 11th Duke of
  • works
    • Bassano, §I: (4) Leandro Bassano
    • Genre, §3(ii): The 16th century: Italy