144 - Giovanni Agostino Cassana (Mirandola, approximately 1658 – Genoa, 1720), attributed

Giovanni Agostino Cassana (Mirandola, approximately 1658 – Genoa, 1720), attributed Rooster, Hens, and Rabbit – Rooster, Hen, and Pigeons Oil on canvas 44 x 57.6 cm A student of his father Giovanni Francesco, as were his brothers Nicolò and Giovanni Battista, Giovanni Agostino Cassana is said to have begun his career as a portrait painter, depicting Doge Francesco Erizzo. Later, before moving to the court of Florence, he worked for the Duchess of Guastalla, where his brother Nicolò had become a close friend of Prince Ferdinando. He returned to Venice around 1718, two years before his death. A painter of live animals, he devoted himself primarily to depicting farmyard animals, drawing inspiration from the warm color palette of Bernardo Strozzi and the depictions of Melchior de Hondecoeter. His works are housed in prestigious museums, such as the Hermitage in Leningrad, the Uffizi in Florence, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the National Museum in Kraków, the Gallery of the National Academy of San Luca in Rome, and the Civic Museum of Padua. Giovanni Agostino Cassana (Mirandola, approximately 1658 – Genoa, 1720) attributed Rooster, hens, and a rabbit – Rooster, hen, and pigeons Oil on canvas 44 x 57.6 cm