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The painting of the Allegory of Chastity was originally created as a portrait cover for the bishop of Treviso, Bernardo de' Rossi. At the time, the bishop created a close-knit group of artists that he utilized to create works of art, which included…

In this piece, we see a woman gently holding her child; the two characters can specifically be identified as the Virgin Mary with the child Jesus. The woman’s hair is covered with a dark cloth and she wears a red dress as she holds the child on a…

This oil on panel painting was one of Giovanni Bellini’s earlier works. The dating of this painting as 1505, indicated by the inscription in the bottom left corner of the painting, is puzzling to many art historians as the style of this painting was…

Jacopo Tintoretto was an artist hailing from Venice during the sixteenth century and was the son of a man who dyed silk to make a living. This painting, Summer, is one of three paintings by Tintoretto that are representative of the 3 seasons,…

Giovanni Bellini painted this work of art. He was a painter of the Venetian School who was sensitive to the colors and adept at using them to convey messages in his painting. He was also known for the ability to crate realist drawings with the effect…

In Saint Jerome Reading, Giovanni Bellini explores a religious figure with Saint Jerome, but more specifically there is an exploration of the natural world as can be seen by most of the painting. It was made in 1505, and today it is located in the…

The Madonna and Child subject was a common subject among artists in Venice in the late 15th century. It is estimated that over one-third of Bellini’s published works are paintings of the virgin and child, all taking slightly different forms and…

The Feast of the Gods was created by Giovanni Bellini in 1514 and then later done by Titian in 1529. This painting has a mythological subject matter. This painting is very different from what Bellini mainly produces because it was the end of the…

     In this oil painting, we immediately see a contrast in color and shading between the foreground, which contains Greco-Roman mythological figures, and the background, with the jagged and rough landscape. Immediately, the viewer notices the bright…

Painted by Giovanni Bellini in 1505, and currently located in the National Gallery of Art, this painting depicts Saint Jerome reading in the desert, and is believed to be an affirmation of Bellini's religious devotion. Saint Jerome Reading is…