Venetian Painters
The Renaissance was a golden age in the long history of Venetian painting, and the art that came from Venice during that era includes some of the most visually exciting works in the whole of western art. Venetian painting grew out of Byzantine art, and its ease and sensuousness clearly differentiate it from the more intellectual art of Florence. Throughout the fifteenth century, Venice developed its own specific tradition of painting, with its characteristic treatment of color and light. From the Bellini onwards, Venetian artists used light, space and, above all, color to "dramatic" effect, as seen in the fifteenth- and sixteenth-century works of Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese, and, in the eighteenth century, Canaletto, Tiepolo and Guardi. Throughout the city's changing styles, Venetian painting always seemed to return to themes celebrating the city, great families, legends, saints and its victories. The result was the magnificent art treasures of Venice, which now are foun!d in Venice's beautiful churches, palaces and galleries. Venetian painting is said to "evoke the myth of Venice." It shows the beauty of Venice, itself. Throughout history, Venetian art is reflected to have a love of light and color. This important ch
Piazetta. These consist of a series of vies of the Grand Canal and some other small paintings. Examples of his works are The Tower of Marhera, Engravings, and Bottega di Antonio Canal. Giovanni Bellini, son of Jacopo, was a presiding genius of the early Renaissance (1438-1516). Giovanni was soon considered the most important teacher of his generation. Amongst his students were the famous painters Giorgione, Titian, Jacopo Vecchio, and Sebastian del Piombo. The famous Paduan painter, and brother-in-law, Andrea Mantegna, influenced him with his sculptureque figure style; "a sense for the potential eloquence of contour line; and occasional compositional ideas." However, from this style he adopted his own sense of style. Three personal components of Bellini's style, which became fundamental to the character of Venetian painting as a whole, found "expanded scope and an altered form in his painting of the 1470's." His paintings' color took "added" depth, and he explored interactions of color, light, air, and substance more fully. As a result, the distinctions between solids and space became less clear, as almost if air was flowing between them. His style! e, he uses a new and highly "lyrical use of light; the lighting is soft and hazy and is used to create mood rather than to define sharply the objects in a scene." In addition, Giorgione eliminated the step of preparatory sketches and drawings, he believed in composing directly on canvas; "he felt this led to a more atmospheric rendering and to more striking color effects." An inspirational, focusing subject for Giorgione was landscape and the female nude. In this, Giorgione contributed to changing a set precedent in the style of painting landscape scenes that were taken from biblical, classical, or allegorical stories. One of Giorgione's most famous works is the Tempest, which is a landscape painting with "dramatization" of a storm about to break. This feeling of nature portrays the idea that many can relate to- the philosophical "naturalism." Other works consist of the Laura, the Sleeping Venus- which Titian helped complete years after his death, and La Vecchia. Encyclopedia Britannica, "Titian." Hotel Giorgione. "Art in Venice: the Artists." Canaletto. 1998-2000. (14 November 2000). Encyclopedia Britannica, "Tintoretto." Encyclopedia Britannica. s.v. "Canaletto." 1999-2000. (14 November 2000). Hotel Giorgione. "Art in Venice: the Artists." The style of Vittore Carpaccio is always recognized in the art world. Active between 1460-1526, his style reveals great geometrical use. Furthermore, the use of perspective is resembled to the talent of an architect. With a precise eye, he projects space and refuses illusionism. He is known for never going abstract in his works. Furthermore, his canvases contracts space within the canvas using landscapes and creative architectures. He is mainly known for illustrating scenes, with great naturalistic detail, from the legend St. Ursula. He began this series in 1490, for the Scuola di Santa Orsola. His earliest dated work is the Arrival at Cologne of 1490- for his St. Ursula cycles. Many of his known works include Dream of St. Ursula, the St. Ursula series themselves, and Baptize of the King. In reflection to his earlier works, they are mainly associated with his teacher Giovanni Bellini, and clearly reflect Titian's Venetian schooling. This is one of the primary reasons, both, Titian and Giovanni's works, are so difficult to distinguish in the early years of the 16th century. Furthermore, the young Titian worked with Giorgione, and it is questioned how much credit should be given to Titian
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