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Although the name and identity information of the young man in the portrait is not recorded, the objects placed around the characters provide clues to the audience to trace and decipher his secrets. Just like the painter's consistent style, Lotto…

The Tempest was one of the first landscape dominant works of the Venetian Renaissance. The work was commissioned by Gabriele Vendramin, and was completed only a few short years before Giorgione’s early death from the plague [1]. Due to the timing, it…

The Tempest, painted by Giorgione c. 1505, is considered a groundbreaking piece of artwork for the time it was created in. Breaking traditional Venetian style, Giorgione painted a piece highly focused on the landscape, with a variety of hidden…

The Tempest was an important work in Renaissance landscape painting, and one of the 5 surviving works by Giorgione. The painting depicts a storm moving towards two main figures, with a child in the arms of the woman. The male figure looks at the…

The Tempest is one of Giorgione’s few paintings and most enigmatic as there are over thirty identified interpretations ranging from biblical to Venetian [1]. Giorgione was commissioned circa 1510 to make this painting for the wealthy Venetian,…

The Tempest was created by Giorgione (Giorgio da Castelfranco) around 1510. The enigma behind this painting baffled many historians over the years and there are different interpretations of this painting. This wasn’t on display for many years as it…

Giorgione was and Italian painter during the High Renaissance and achieved effect and distinctiveness in his paintings through color and mood. He was known as one of the most mysterious artists for always creating uncertainty in the meaning of his…

The Last Supper is an oil on canvas painting Jacopo Tintoretto painted. This Italian Renaissance artist painted this between the years 1592-1594. The scene portrays a frontal view with multiple people sitting parallel from each other. The painting…

Miracle of the Slave depicts St Mark’s rescue of a slave suffering from the torment of his master. The slave came to worship the relics of St. Mark because of his faith. After being caught, his master condemned to make him blind and break his legs.…

Jacopo Tintoretto was commissioned by the Scuola Grande di San Marco in 1547 to create a painting for the Sala Capitolare [1]. The artist came from a family of cloth dyers in Venice. He practiced drawing and painting from a young age, landing a spot…