Virgin Enthroned with Angels and Saints

religious

This altarpiece comes from the church of San Gottardo in Bergamo. The represented saints are Apollonia, Augustine, Catherine, Joseph, Grata, Filippo Benizzi, and Barbara. The painter was influenced by the naturalism of Giorgione and the colorism of the late period of Titian, as well as by Lorenzo Lotto.

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About the Artist

Giovanni Cariani

1485 – 1547

Giovanni Busi, called Cariani, was a Bergamasque, but worked principally in Venice. He was perhaps a pupil of Giovanni Bellini and Palma Vecchio, but was also influenced by Giorgione, Titian and Lotto. In turn, some of his works foreshadow his fellow-Bergamasque, Caravaggio. Some frescoes have recently been discovered in the citadel, Bergamo. Other works are in the Royal Collection, Windsor, and in Bergamo and other museums.

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