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Leandro Bassano Bassano del Grappa 1575 - 1622 Venice (workshop) Animals at the trough Oil on canvas, relined 91,5 x 130,5 cm The painting was purchased about 30 years ago at Dorotheum Vienna at a price of ATS 350,000 (€ 25,000). This work is a characteristic example of the creative power of the painter Leandro Bassano and his workshop. Several animals, horses, donkeys, dogs, sheep and a rooster gather at a watering trough in a hilly landscape. The clay and wooden troughs are filled from jugs by attendants in oriental robes, so that the animals can refresh themselves.
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Leandro Bassano Bassano del Grappa 1575 - 1622 Venice (workshop) Animals at the trough Oil on canvas, relined 91,5 x 130,5 cm The painting was purchased about 30 years ago at Dorotheum Vienna at a price of ATS 350,000 (€ 25,000). This work is a characteristic example of the creative power of the painter Leandro Bassano and his workshop. Several animals, horses, donkeys, dogs, sheep and a rooster gather at a watering trough in a hilly landscape. The clay and wooden troughs are filled from jugs by attendants in oriental robes, so that the animals can refresh themselves.
