This exquisitely Mannerist painting was painted by the artist, apparently in the first half of the 1540s, shortly after his return to Bassano. His masterful treatment of color deserves special attention here.
Related Paintings 
John the Baptist in the Desert by Jacopo Bassano 
Execution of John the Baptist by Jacopo Bassano 
The Crucifixion by Jacopo Bassano 
Madonna and Child, St. Joseph and John the Baptist by Jacopo Pontormo 
The martyrdom of St. Catherine by Jacopo Bassano 
Rest on the way to Egypt by Jacopo Bassano 
Portrait of a man by Jacopo Bassano 
Portrait of a Woman by Jacopo Bassano
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