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Of his historical works the Resurrection of Lazarus, Adoration of the Shepherds, Prayer of Jesus in the Garden, and the Incredulity of St. Thomas, are in the Venice Academy, and the Birth of the Virgin, in S. Sophia, Venice. In the Madrid Museum are the Prodigal Son, Assumption of the Virgin, and the Forge of Vulcan. He was knighted by the Doge Grimani, whose portrait he painted.—Ch. Blanc, École vénitienne.

BASSEN, BARTHOLOMEUS VAN, died at The Hague, buried Nov. 28, 1652. Dutch school; architecture painter. Entered Guild of St. Luke at Delft, Oct. 21, 1613, and that at The Hague in 1622. The figures in his pictures were often painted by Frans Franken, the younger, whence it is probable that he temporarily lived and perhaps also studied at Antwerp. Visited England, then returned to Hague, and from 1639 to 1650 held post of city architect. Works: Church Interior (1624), Berlin Museum; do. (1626), Hague Museum; St. Peter's Square in Rome (1623), Copenhagen Gallery; others in Hanover (1624), Göttingen (1625), Stuttgart, Prague, and Pesth Galleries.—Meyer, Künst. Lex., iii. 105; De Stuers, 9.

BASSETTI, MARCANTONIO, born in Verona in 1588, died there in 1630. Venetian school; pupil of Felice Brusasorci; then studied in Venice, chiefly copying Tintoretto, and later in Rome. After his return to Verona, he was counted among the best artists of his time and much employed in painting altarpieces for churches. Works: Martyrdom of St. Vitus, Munich Gallery.—Meyer, Künst. Lex., iii. 107; Ridolfi, Marav., ii. 477.

BASSIN, PETER VASSILIEVICH, born in St. Petersburg, June 25 (July 7), 1793, died there, July 4 (16), 1877. History and portrait painter, pupil of St. Petersburg Academy; went in 1819 to Rome, where he lived five years, and remained abroad six years longer. After his return he became member of the Academy, and shortly afterwards professor. Works: Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple, Marsyas Teaching Olympus to play the Flute, Academy, St. Petersburg; Elopement, La Lavandara di Frascati, Bacchanal, Susanna at the Bath, Earthquake on Monte Cavo, Socrates Saving Alcibiades in Battle of Potidæa, Scene from Life of a Robber, Hermitage, ib.; Coming of the Holy Ghost, four scenes from Life of Mary and Jesus, Resurrection, Winter Palace, ib.; Virgin and Saints, Twelve Apostles, Four Evangelists, Betrayal of Judas, Christ before Pilate, Flagellation, Bearing the Cross, Ascension of Mary, Four Saints, Martyrdom of St. Catherine, Martyrdom of St. Demetrius, St. George before Diocletian, Christ Appearing to Barbara, Isaac Church, ib.; God of Sabaoth and Angels, Fight of Alexander Nevski against the Swedes, Prayer of Alexander Nevski, Death of Alexander Nevski, Transportation of his Relics, Sermon on the Mount, Chapel of Alexander Nevski, ib.; Mary Entering the Temple, Annunciation, Peter and Paul, Archangel Michael, Simeon, Rest in Egypt, Moscow Museum.—Meyer, Künst. Lex., iii. 10.

BASTARUOLO, IL. See Mazzuoli, Giuseppe.

BASTIANI (Sebastiani), LAZZARO, born about 1450, died after 1508. Venetian school; commonly called a pupil of Carpaccio, but dates contradict it. He was bred, probably, in the Paduan school, where he acquired the disagreeable features without the redeeming qualities of Mantegna; but in Venice he learned to imitate Luigi Vivarini, without wholly losing the impress of