Francesco da Ponte the Elder, or Francesco Bassano the Elder (c. 1475–1539) was an

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painter of the

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Venetian School. He was born at

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. After training in

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he established himself at Bassano. If not an actual pupil of

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, he was a follower of his style. He painted a ''St. Bartholomew'' for the cathedral of Bassano, an altarpiece for the church of San Giovanni, and a ''Descent of the Holy Ghost'' for the village church of

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. Francesco died in Bassano. His son, Jacopo da Ponte gained prominence as a painter in

and the

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. One of Jacopo's sons was the painter Francesco da Ponte the Younger. He died at

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in 1539.

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* 1470s births 1530 deaths Painters from Vicenza People from Bassano del Grappa 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 16th-century Italian painters Painters from Venice Italian Renaissance painters {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub