VENICE IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY


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Lorenzo Lotto.  A Marriage Portrait. Detail.  1523

Index of Painters

Other Resources

The Hypnerotomachia Poliphili An online version of the entire text. Illustrations from the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili With comparisons of those of later editions.

The NGA has a large collection of Venetian Painting; use their search engine here to expand upon the selections included below.

A short biography.
The Painter Giovanni Bellini
Large reproductions of some of Bellini's paintings.
Agony in the Garden About 1459.
Pieta : The Dead Christ supported by the Madonna and St. John 1460. Brera, Milan.
Madonna and Child 1460/64. Accademia Carrara, Bergamo.
The Polyptych of S. Vincenzo Ferreri 1464/68. Church of Ss Giovanni e Paolo, Venice.
Pieta : Dead Christ supported by Angels ca. 1474. Pinacoteca Communale, Rimini.
Giovanni Emo Circa 1475/1480. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Madonna and Child in a Landscape Circa 1480. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Madonna degli Alberetti 1487.
San Giobbe Altarpiece Enthroned Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels About 1487.
Frari Triptych 1488.
Portrait of a Young Man Circa 1500. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan 1501.
San Zaccaria Madonna 1505.
About 1500. The Madonna of the Meadow In the National Gallery, London.
San Zaccaria Altarpiece 1505. The Enthroned Madonna and Child with Saints.
Pieta 1505. The influence of Durer on Bellini.
Feast of the Gods 1514. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C.
The Feast of the Gods 1514.
Nude Young Woman Holding a Mirror 1515/

Note that almost all of these attributions are contested.

The artistic biography of Giorgione
Short biography and some paintings
Excellent reproductions of most of his paintings
Drawing: Jupiter and Ganymede Circa 1500. Attributed to Giorgione or Giulio Campagnola. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
The Allendale Nativity 1505/1510. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Giovanni Borgherini and His Tutor Date unknown. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Holy Family Circa 1500. National Gallery of Art.
Portrait of a Venetian Gentleman "Giorgione and Titian". Circa 1510. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Venus and Cupid in a Landscape "Circle of Giorgione". Circa 1505/1515. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Giorgione's Laura
The Tempest.
Portrait of a Knight. Attributed to Giorgione.

Biographical outline, links to paintings, bibliography, and more
Visit the biography of Titian.
A short biography and some paintings
Paintings organized chronologically.
Especially good reproductions of many of Titian's paintings
Titian at the Prado
Manet's copy of the Venus of Urbino
Manet's interpretation: Olympia.
A less admiring view of Titian.
Drawing: Study of an Eagle Circa 1515. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Feast of the Gods 1514/1529. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Portrait of Cardinal Pietro Bembo Circa 1540. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Ranuccio Farnese 1542. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Doge Andrea Gritti 1546/1548. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Portrait of Doge Marcantonio Trevisani. Circa 1553/54. From an online exhibition, Treasures of Venice: Paintings from the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
Portrait of a Lady Circa 1555. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Venus and Adonis Circa 1560. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

An outline of his life and links to his paintings
Many of his paintings.
Another collection
Lorenzo Lotto: il genio inquieto del Rinascimento A virtual tour of the exhibition now (until 19 July 1998) in Bergamo.
Some of the paintings shown in the Lotto exhibitions:
Allegory of Chastity 1505 circa. NGA, Washington, D.C.
Allegory of Virtue and Vice 1505 circa. NGA, Washington, D.C.
The Deposition. 1512. Jesi, Pinacoteca Civica.
St. Catherine. 1522. NGA, Washington, D.C.
The Nativity 1526. NGA, Washington, D.C.
Annunciation. 1526 circa. Jesi, Pinacoteca Civica.
Pala of St. Lucy. 1532. Jesi, Pinacoteca Civica.

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes 1545. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Portrait of a Cardinal No Date. From the online exhibition, Treasures of Venice: Paintings from the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
The Annunciation to the Shephers Circa 1555/1560. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

A short biography and some of his paintings
A large collection of his paintings.
Portrait of a Man Circa 1560. From an online exhibition, Treasures of Venice: Paintings from the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
Veronese at Maser 1561/2.
Sacra Conversazione 1560s. New Orleans Museum of Art.
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt 1560s. From the John and Mabel Ringling Museum of Art.
The Finding of Moses Circa 1570/1575. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
The Family of Darius Before Alexander National Gallery, London.
Feast in the House of Levi (The Last Supper). 1573. Galleria dell' Accademia, Venice.
Veronese's interrogation before the Inquisition, Venice
Portrait of a Man About 1575. From Prague.
The Annunciation Circa 1580. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Saint Jerome in the Wilderness National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
The Martyrdom and Last Communion of Saint Lucy Circa 1582. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Apotheosis of Venice Circa 1585. Hall of the Great Council, Doge's Palace, Venice.

An outline of his life and links to some of his paintings
The Painter Tintoretto
The Supper at Emmaus Circa 1543. From an online exhibition, Treasures of Venice: Paintings from the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
His Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

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