Venice is a city made up of hundreds of islands at the northern tip …show more content…
In thinking about perspective, artist made adjustment in size of features contained in the artwork in order to provide depth of the work. Realism and expression in paintings were often showing on the faces of the subjects. The figures were also painted to be seen as humanlike as possible. Nudity was also utilized in both paintings and sculptures. Naturalism was depicted as nature as the focus or background of the art work Artists also utilized classicism to replicate the style of Greeks and Romans techniques through symmetry and balance in their work. Individualism was also seen as some artists used subjects as the focal point or in statues as free standing. Chiaroscuro is the light and shadow was used to create the illusion of depth by making images appear more three dimensional. Finally, the complex arrangement, the paintings often had several things occurring in the painting at once, perspective, chiaroscuro was also employed in the work to convey the …show more content…
He died in 1510 by the plague. However, he is reported as being a favorite of among the aristocracy. Giorgione, Bellini’s student, began to set the stage for one of the greatest Venetian artist in Venetian history, Titian. Giorgione’s style like Bellini, Basaiti, and Congeliano, incorporated the use of chiaroscuro, landscapes, naturalism, and perspective; but held an element of mystery. Giorgione’s work moved beyond his predecessors as the iconic symbolism was not present and it is a bit harder to determine the meaning behind his works. For instance, in the painting The Tempest, the woman is shown in picture is breast feeding an infant in the nude on the grass and a gentleman is standing on the other side of the picture in a pose. Some historians have believed that the man was a solider and others have said he was man that represents the elite aristocracy of the time. However, in-depth study of the painting has caused historians to discuss the use of allegory in the work. Some believe that the female represents charity. Further investigation of the painting includes the entire scene. In the background the landscape is full of atmosphere. There is an obvious storm brewing as witnessed by the lightening in the sky and breeze in the trees. The painting like others of the time has used complex arrangement to convey more than one message (Campbell & Cole, 2012). Giorgione was excellent in engaging