Jacopo Bassano (also known as Giacomo da Ponte), ( c. 1517/18 - February 13, 1592 ) was an Italian painter who was born and died in Bassano del Grappa near Venice, from which he adopted the name.
His father Francesco Bassano the Elder was a "peasant artist" and Jacopo adopted some of his style as he created religious paintings with novel features including animals, farmhouses, and landscapes. Having worked in Venice and other Italian towns, he established a workshop in Bassano with his four sons: Francesco Bassano the Younger (1549-1592), Gerolamo (1566-1621), Giovanni Battista (1553-1613), and Leandro Bassano (1557-1622). They shared his style, and some works are difficult to attribute precisely.