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Bassano
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BASSANO, a city of Italy in the province of Vicenza. It stands on the river Brenta, over which there is a bridge 180 feet in length, built by Palladio. It is surrounded with walls, and has six gates, one of which, also by Palladio, is very much admired. In the centre of the town is the tower of Ezzelino, which now contains a library and armoury. The town contains thirty-five churches (some of them with fine paintings), several religious houses, and other public edifices. It has extensive silk-mills, besides manufactures of cloth, paper, straw hats, copper wares, &c.; and the printing establishment of S. Remondini is one of the most extensive in Italy. In 1796 Bonaparte defeated the Austrian general Wurmser in the neighbourhood, and various skirmishes took place between the two forces in 1801, 1805, 1813. Maret derived from the town his title of duke of Bassauo. Population, 13,254....
BASSANO, Giacomo da Ponte, a Venetian painter, born in 1510 at Bassano. He was educated by his father, who was himself an artist, and then completed his studies at Venice. On the death of his father he returned to Bassano, and settled there. His subjects were generally peasants and villagers, cattle, and landscapes, with some portraits and historical designs. His figures are well designed, and his animals and landscapes have an agreeable air of simple nature. His compositions, though they have not much eloquence or grandeur, have abundance of force and truth; the local colours are well observed, the carnations are fresh and brilliant, and his chiaroscuro and perspective are unexceptionable. He is said to have finished a great number of pictures; but his genuine works are somewhat rare and valuable,—many of those which are called originals being copies either by the sons of Bassano, or by others. He died in 1592, aged eighty-two. Bassano’s style varied considerably during his lifetime. He naturally was at first a copier of his father, but his productions in this style are not of great value. He was then strongly attracted by the lightness and beautiful colouring of Titian, and finally adopted the style which is recognized as his own. Although he painted few great pictures, and preferred humble subjects, yet his altar-piece of the Nativity at Bassano is estimated highly by the best judges, and in Lanzi’s opinion is the finest work of its class in existence.
9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 3, p. 424
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BassÄhir
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BASSÄHIR, a Riijput hill state in Hindustan, under the political superintendence of the Lieutenant-Governor of the Panjâb, situated between 30° 56' and 32° 8' N. lat., and 77° 34' and 78° 52' E. long. It is bounded on the N. by the Spiti valley, on the E. by Chinese Tartary, on the S by the district of Garhwâl, and on the W. by several small hill states. The aspect of the country is very hilly, and it is nowhere less than 4000 feet above sea-level. Principal rivers, the Pabur and Satlej. Estimated population, 90,000; chief towns and villages, Rampur, Chini, Songlâ, and Morang. Agricultural products—wheat, opium, and Indian corn. Manufactures—blankets, shawls, and woollen cloths. Estimated gross revenue of the state, £5000 a year. Tribute paid by the chief to the British Government, £394, 10s. per annum. Estimated military force of the state, 100 men.
9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 3, p. 424
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The sons of Ananias, an hundred and one: the sons of Arom, thirty two: and the sons of Bassa, three hundred twenty and three: the sons of Azephurith, an hundred and two: