Spanish school; modelled on FRANCESCO BASSANO (Bassano del Grappa, Veneto, 1549 - Venice, 1592). "October (Scorpion)". Oil on canvas. Double relined. It presents damages. Size: 136 x 229,5 cm. This work reproduces through its theme and composition, the painting made by Francesco Bassano, titled "October (Scorpion)", which belongs to the collection of the Prado Museum in Madrid. It is currently on deposit at the Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation. On its website, the museum points out the bibliographical evidence of the inventory of the paintings of the seasons by Francesco Bassano, which arrived in Spain in 1591 as a gift from the dignitary Ferdinand I de Medici. The cycles dedicated to the seasons began with Jacopo Bassano, who conceived the series around 1574-1575. This was a novel subject, as for the first time the seasons were depicted from a genre rather than allegorical point of view. This characteristic was a departure from Italian painting and established contact with Nordic precedents such as Brueghel and Hans Bol. This particular scene shows the same composition as the one in the Prado collection. However, the scorpion in the upper part of the painting, which links a specific month to a zodiacal sign, is not visible. Francesco Bassano, son of the master Jacopo Bassano, was the most prolific of his brothers, who were also painters. He began his training with his father and, together with his brothers, worked in the family workshop. However, his painting achieved great personal recognition as he managed to move away to some extent from his father s style and introduced his ideas into the Bassano workshop. In 1579 he moved to Venice and in 1587 visited Florence, where he worked for a period. His work achieved great success in Rome, Florence, Venice and Spain, where his paintings were particularly appreciated by the Spanish court.