Venetian Renaissance painting was always quite distinct from that of Florence and Rome. In the 1400s, its evolution became nothing short of extraordinary. While Florentine artists of the Renaissance focused more on disegno — drawing, the line-art essence of painting, Venetian artists of the same period put more emphasis on colorito — hue, tint, but especially light. Venetian oil paintings seem to glow from within, their subjects illuminated either by the sublime glory of nature or their own holiness.
Join art historian — and a popular returning Roundtable instructor — Jessica Maier to take a close look at a carefully curated selection of paintings by the Venetian masters Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, and Tintoretto. In this five-session class, we’ll pore over these profound works, whose sublime complexity both demands and rewards close looking.
Jessica Maier is Professor of Art History at Mount Holyoke College and, according to a former student, “an outstanding instructor!” A widely published author, her most recent book is Rome Measured and Imagined: Early Modern Maps of the Eternal City.
Stay curious — or, as they say in Venice, resta curioso!
The Roundtable Team
Looking at Venetian Renaissance Painting
5 SESSIONS | STARTS WED, MAY 27 | 10 AM ET | ONLINE
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