Giorgione – Artwork and Bio of Italian Painter

 

Giorgione was born Giorgio Barbarelli in Castelfranco, on the outskirts of Venice, Italy. Early records of the artist indicate that he moved to Venice and apprenticed with Giovanni Bellini for a while. One of his earliest works is the Castelfranco Madonna, an altarpiece he made for his hometown.

Giorgione painted portraits for the Doge (Duke) Agostino Barbarigo of Venice and Italian captain Consalvo Ferrante in 1500. He was commissioned to paint the palace walls of the Hall of Audience. Giorgio worked on many notable frescoes, including a major one on the exterior of the German Merchants’ Hall in Venice.

Giorgione was noted as a tall and handsome man with a charm. His paintings were biblical and classical, usually with no underlying story. The impact of Giorgione’s art on Venice is likened to the exposure Leonardo da Vinci brought to Tuscan. Giorgione and his younger colleague, Titan, founded the Venitian School of Italian Renaissance painting. Giorgione died of a plague on 17 September 1510.

What was Giorgione Known For?

Giorgione was known for the moody elements in his paintings. He is recorded to have worked on numerous murals and wall paintings. His paintings often leave interpretations to the viewer. Giorgione’s famous painting, The Tempest, has been referred to as the first landscape in Western painting.

Who was Giorgione Infuenced By?

Giorgione was influenced by his tutor, Giovanni Bellini. He was influenced by painting styles from Northern Europe and also Florentine paintings.

What Art Movement was Giorgione Associated With?

Giorgione was associated with the High Renaissance art movement, which was peculiar to the Venitian school. Giorgio’s work set a precedent for the paintings of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, and he influenced a generation of Venitian Painters like Morto da Feltre, Domenico Capriolo, and Domenico Mancini.

Giorgione’s Artwork 

Below are some of the artworks of Giorgione.

The Tempest

 

Portrait of a young man

 

Sleeping Venus

 

The old woman

 

Pastoral concert

 

 

Homage to a poet

 

 

A man in armour

 

 

Adoration of the Shepherds

 

 

Double portrait

 

 

Judith

Portrait of a gentleman

 

Laura

 

 

Madonna of the meadow

 

Portrait of a warrior and his equerry

 

 

The impassioned singer

 

The judgement of Solomon

 

The test of fire of Moses

 

Three philosophers

All Giorgione Artwork on Artchive

Artwork Name Year Medium
Self-portrait 1510 oil,canvas
The Adoration of the Shepherds 1505 - 1510 oil,canvas
The Adulteress brought Before Christ
Portrait of young man (Giustiniani Portrait) 1504 Oil on Canvas
Sacred conversation 1505 oil,panel
The Adoration of the Kings 1506 oil,wood
Samson captured by the Philistines
The Sunset 1506 - 1510 oil,canvas
Portrait of young man wood
The Three Ages of Man 1500 - 1501 oil,panel,canvas
The Three Philosophers 1508 - 1509 oil,canvas
The Sleeping Venus 1508 - 1510 oil,canvas
The Flute Player 1510
The Holy Family (Madonna Benson) c.1500 oil,panel
Portrait of Francesco Maria della Rovere 1502 canvas
The Judgement of Solomon 1505 oil,canvas
The Old Woman 1506 oil,canvas
Youth holding an Arrow 1505 wood
Young man (The impassioned singer) c.1510 oil,canvas
Armor 1510 fresco
Youth with a guitar and two girls sitting on a river bank
A Man in Armour wood,oil
Arithmetic 1510 fresco
Warrior with Groom 1505 - 1510 oil,canvas
Virgin and Child (The Tallard Madonna) c.1510 wood
View of Castelfranco and shepherd
Two women and a man ( Trio) 1510
David with the Head of Goliath 1510 wood
Double Portrait 1502 oil,canvas
Judith 1504 oil,canvas
Giovanni Borgherini and His Tutor c.1500 - c.1508 oil,canvas
Globe, moon, sun (astronomy) 1510 fresco
Homage to a poet oil,panel
Christ Carrying the Cross 1506 - 1507
Ceres 1510 canvas
Boy with flute 1508 oil,canvas
A Soldier 1505 - 1510 oil,canvas
Nude young woman 1508 fresco
Nymphs And Children In a Landscape With Shepherds
Portrait of a Venetian Gentleman 1510 oil,canvas
Pastoral Concert (Fête champêtre) 1508 - 1509 oil,canvas
Portrait of a Man (Terris) 1510 oil,panel
Portrait of An Archer oil
Musical instruments (music) 1510 fresco
Moses Undergoing Trial by Fire 1502 - 1505 oil,canvas
Madonna and Child with Saints Liberale and Francis (The Castelfranco Madonna) 1505 oil,panel
Madonna and Child in a Landscape 1504 oil,canvas
Portrait of a Young Woman (Laura) 1506 oil,canvas
Portrait of a Youth (Antonio Broccardo) 1500 oil,panel
Venus Asleep c. 1510 Oil on Canvas
The tempest c.1506 - c.1508 Oil on Canvas
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