The Tempest
by Giorgione

This painting is known since 1530 as the Tempesta because of the storm that thunders in the background. The meaning of the painting has been greatly debated. Some writers believe that the painting simply lacks a subject, others have sought explanations in ancient mythology and the Bible, or see the work as allegorical. Whatever the painting's intended subject, it is clearly a revolutionary work, one in which evocative colour, form, and light seem both to demand and to frustrate attempts at a literal reading.

Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
Tempest
c. 1505
Oil on canvas, 82 x 73 cm
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice

1033*1133
True Color
214 Kb



Tempest
c. 1505
Oil on canvas, 82 x 73 cm
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice

1049*1200
True Color
176 Kb



Tempest (detail)
c. 1505
Oil on canvas
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice

1172*1000
True Color
169 Kb



Tempest (detail)
c. 1505
Oil on canvas, 82 x 73 cm (height of detail: 22 cm)
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice

646*800
True Color
119 Kb



Tempest (detail)
c. 1505
Oil on canvas, 82 x 73 cm (height of detail: 22 cm)
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice

665*820
True Color
130 Kb



Tempest (detail)
c. 1505
Oil on canvas
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice

700*1226
True Color
113 Kb



Tempest (detail)
c. 1505
Oil on canvas, 82 x 73 cm (height of detail: 22 cm)
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice

682*820
True Color
163 Kb



Tempest (detail)
c. 1505
Oil on canvas
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice

900*1033
True Color
119 Kb



Tempest (detail)
c. 1505
Oil on canvas, 82 x 73 cm (height of detail: 22 cm)
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice

652*800
True Color
105 Kb




Summary of works by GIORGIONE
Portraits | Religious subject-matters | Tempest | Various paintings