In the Age of Giorgione

"In the Age of Giorgione" is a fascinating exhibition which showcases paintings from the start of the sixteenth century, the cusp of the Golden Age of Venetian art.
Works by celebrated artists Titian, Bellini, Lotto and del Piombo are shown alongside masterpieces by Giorgione, a mysterious yet profoundly influential artist, about whom very little is known and to whom very few paintings are attributed.
The enigma of Giorgione is enhanced by the mystery and mood woven into his works, the emphasis being on light and atmosphere and through which he established a type of pictorial poetry. Idealised beauty, expressive force, sensuous use of rich colour and focus on landscape, all developed by Giorgione, were to become hallmarks of Venetian Renaissance art.
Royal Academy, London W1 until 5th June
In the Age of Giorgione