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In this painting, we see a crowded banquet, replete with a multitude of Biblical figures including Jesus Christ and Judas. Veronese highlights Jesus’ holiness by using light colors and gold around his head as a halo, making his immediate surroundings…

This art piece was painted by Giovanni Bellini. Bellini was raised in an artist family and later became one of the most well-known Venetian artists. This painting was through the medium of oil painting instead of egg tempera, which he pioneered in…

The painting of Diana and Acteon is considered to be one of Titian's greatest works that he’s produced. After initially viewing the painting, Actaeon dropped his bow in shock with arrows strapped on his back. I infer that this led to the Death of…

     Depicted here is the story of Apollo and Daphne. In the foreground is Apollo, half-naked and only covered by a shimmering green fabric--a feature Dossi incorporated from Titian’s work at the Ferrara court.¹ Following Apollo’s muscular body, the…

Jacopo de’ Barbari was a Venetian painter, famous for having his own unique style. De’Barbari was a printmaker and even engraved wood to portray some of his pieces, which have been known to be highly influential [1]. He is probably most remembered…

Minerva Sending Away Mars from Peace and Prosperity is a single painting in a cycle of four paintings that include, Three Graces and Mercury, Bacchus, Ariadne and Venus, Minerva Rejecting Mars and the Forge of Vulcan. [1] These pieces were created…

Lorenzo Lotto was commissioned to create a portrait for the Bishop Bernardo de’ Rossi that showed his elegance and status. Lorenzo Lotto, born in Venice in 1480, learned how to paint with the Murano school, as Henry S. Francis points out, working on…

Paolo Veronese was most likely commissioned by Emperor Maximilian II to create a painting of the Roman mythological gods Venus and Mars [1]. Born in Verona (where his name stems from) to a family of artists, Veronese studied the works of those before…

The oil on canvas painting was commissioned for Guidobaldo II, who was designated one year later as the duke of Urbino [1]. Contrary to the description provided by the title, the primary subject matter of the image is a representation of an Italian…

Venus of Urbino, created by Titian, shows a nude woman lounging on a bed in the foregound of the painting. Besides this figure, there are several other symbolic elements with significance [1]. One of these is the bouquet of roses she holds in her…