Giorgione
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was one of the most influential painters of the High Renaissance. However, much of his life remains a mystery. His given name, Zorzi da Castelfranco, makes his birthplace quite obvious. He was also known as Giorgio da Castlefranco, and Giorgio Barbarelli. Historians are even unsure of his birth year, due to lack of birth or baptism ....
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No signed and dated works of exist, and few original paintings by have survived the ages, however, he had a sweeping effect on the style of the masters to come. His better-known works include Laura, La Veccia, La Tempesta, the Castlefranco Altarpiece, The Three Philosophers, Sleeping Venus, and the decoration on Fondaco dei Tedeschi, on which he worked with Titian. Most other works that are attributed to him are based ....
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