Close to us, six light-skinned men crowd into two small wooden boats that together span the width of this horizontal painting.

Venice: Bellini to Tintoretto

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

Jacopo Bassano

artist Jacopo Bassano (Venetian, c. 1510–1592)

date 1545

medium Oil on canvas

origin Italy

dimensions 143.5 × 243.68 cm

credit line Patrons' Permanent Fund

hall 10 Venice: Bellini to Tintoretto

rights public domain (CC0)

National Gallery of Art, Washington Full image

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