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This painting was done by Giovanni Bellini in 1480. Bellini was known to bring humanistics and religious qualities into a naturalistic painting. [2]. This work is no excpetion as it a provides a beautiful landscape that almost seems like a photograph…

This work, Allegory of Virtue and Vice (The Choice of Hercules) depicts a man, Hercules, making the choice between two women, who symbolize Vice and Virtue [1]. Veronese was the last of Venice’s three great painters of the sixteenth century, after…

Giovanni Bellini’s St. Francis is known by many names including The Ecstasy of St. Francis, St. Francis in the Desert, and The Stigmatization of St. Francis [1]. All of these given names could describe the piece well as it is a depiction of St.…

     Depicted in this painting are Venus and Mars, looking down as a putti ties their legs together, symbolizing unity through marriage. Mars dons golden armor with high-quality rose colored drapery, almost indicative of movement and animation. On…

The oil on panel work was commissioned by an esteemed Venetian bishop by the name of Giovanni Michiel. The dominating subject of the work, located in the foreground and positioned slightly to the right, is Saint Francis of Assisi. The scene depicted…

Michelangelo Caravaggio, born in Milan, mastered painting biblical stories in a dark and violent light [1]. Caravaggio created David with the Head of Goliath for Scipione Borghese, an Italian cardinal, as a way of asking for forgiveness for murdering…

Created by Paolo Veronese c. 1570, Mars and Venus United by Love tells the love story of Mars, the god of war, and Venus, the goddess of love and beauty. The two figures can be seen as being physically united in this painting, as Cupid binds them…

In this painting, we see Saint Francis in the Desert after receiving stigmata, the crucifixion wounds of Jesus. Giovanni Bellini pulls the focus onto the details of the landscape in multiple ways. First, with regards to the composition of the image,…

Paolo Veronese, an Italian Renaissance painter, was known for his vivid use of color and naturalist style, which he developed from Titian. He created paintings with striking, colorful settings and was admired for the grandeur and sensibility of his…

Though the patron of this piece may be unknown, the moral lesson shown is clear, which is offered in the form of a story with Hercules at a crossroads. He must choose between Vice, the woman facing away from the viewer and clothed in bright fabrics,…