What is the theme of The Tempest by Giorgione?
Renaissance
The Tempest/Periods
Where is the Tempest by Giorgione?
Venice
The Tempest, oil on canvas by Giorgione, c. 1505; in the Galleria dell’Accademia, Venice.
When was the Tempest by Giorgione painted?
1506–1508
The Tempest/Created
What did Giorgione introduce into Venetian painting?
Vasari had a tendency to embellish his accounts of the artist’s lives in his biographies. Giorgione introduced a style of painting that emphasised light and colour rather than the Florentine tradition of the shapes of objects and figures.
Why the Tempest is the most mysterious painting?
While its mysterious nature certainly adds to its value, the painting is important largely for two reasons. First, it is one of the first works in which landscape plays the major role. Second, both its composition and colouring make it one of the most lyrical and atmospheric works of the Venetian Renaissance.
What is Giorgione known for?
The uncertainty surrounding the identity and meaning of his work has made Giorgione one of the most mysterious figures in European art….
| Giorgione | |
|---|---|
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | The Tempest Sleeping Venus Castelfranco Madonna The Three Philosophers |
| Movement | High Renaissance (Venetian school) |
What kind of source of subject is the tempest?
The Tempest
| Title page of the part in the First Folio. | |
|---|---|
| Editors | Edward Blount and Isaac Jaggard |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Shakespearean comedy Tragicomedy |
What was Giorgione’s style?
Venetian painting
Italian RenaissanceHigh Renaissance
Giorgione/Periods
Giorgione, also called Giorgio da Castelfranco, (born c. 1477/78, Castelfranco Veneto, Republic of Venice [Italy]—died before November 7, 1510, Venice), extremely influential Italian painter who was one of the initiators of a High Renaissance style in Venetian art.
Who inspired Giorgione?
Leonardo da Vinci: It’s understood that Giorgione met Leonardo da Vinci in the early 1500s, and many commentators say that this meeting had a profound affect on Giorgione’s oil painting in particular.