Giorgione; born Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco; c. (1477/78–1510)

• Was an Italian painter of the Venetian school.
• Giorgione is known for the elusive poetic quality of his work.
• Only about six surviving paintings are firmly attributed to him.
• The uncertainty surrounding the identity and meaning of his work has made Giorgione one of the most mysterious figures in European art.
• Together with Titian, who was probably slightly younger, he founded the distinctive Venetian school of Italian Renaissance painting.
• Venetian school achieves much of its effect through colour and mood. 
• Giorgione died in his thirties.
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