The Tempest by Giorgione: a pictorial enigma of the Venetian Renaissance
The Tempest is an oil painting on canvas by the Italian painter Giorgione, dated between 1506 and 1508. It depicts a mysterious scene where a woman breastfeeding a child and a man holding a stick face each other in a stormy landscape. It measures 82 x 73 cm and is housed in the Gallerie dell’Accademia […]