The Tempest is a Renaissance painting by the Italian master Giorgione dated between 1506 and 1508. Originally commissioned by the Venetian noble Gabriele Vendramin, the painting is now in the Gallerie dell'Accademia of Venice, Italy. Despite considerable discussion by art historians, the meaning of the scene remains elusive.
The Tempest (Giorgione)
The Tempest (Giorgione)
Giorgione was an Italian painter of the Venetian school during the High Renaissance, who died in his thirties. He is known for the elusive poetic quality of his work, though 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.
A possible self-portrait, perhaps as David
Laura (1506), Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
Sleeping Venus (c. 1510), Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany
The Tempest (c. 1508), Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy