Movement, Style, School or Type of Art:
Italian High Renaissance, Venetian School
Date and Place of Birth:
(unknown) 1477 or 1478, Castlefranco Veneto, Republic of Venice (in present-day Italy)
Life:
Giorgione, though he enjoyed only a brief life, had a profound impact on the Venetian School in general, and Titian in particular. Giorgione remains somewhat of a mystery - we haven't many personal details about him, and he didn't sign or date his work. However, he is rightfully credited with introducing the landscape as a "stand-alone" genre, as well as incorporating the female nude as a singular subject. That he also concentrated the luminous lighting of Venice into his work was a bonus.
Important Works:
- Judith, 1504
- The Three Philosophers, 1508
- The Tempest, 1510
- Sleeping Venus, 1510 (completed by Titian)
Date and Place of Death:
On or before November 6, 1510, Venice, Italy
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