What little is known of Giorgione’s life has mixed with apocryphal fables and legend to confuse us more. Born Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco, he was the son of a rustic nobleman from the Venetian Alps. Giorgio was known as Giorgione, meaning roughly „Big George“. His native city, Castelfranco Veneto, a graceful town surrounded by towers on top […]
THE VENETIAN PAINTING SCHOOL III. Giorgione — ArS Artistic Adventure of Mankind
Die Goldene Landschaft 