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Description
Giorgione (born Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco; 1477–78 or 1473–74 – 1510) was an Italian painter of the Venetian school during the High Renaissance, who died in his thirties. He is known for the elusive poetic quality of his work, though only about six surviving paintings are firmly attributed to him. The uncertainty surrounding the identity and meaning of his work has made Giorgione one of the most mysterious figures in European art.
Together with his younger contemporary Titian, he founded the Venetian school of Italian Renaissance painting, characterised by its use of colour and mood. The school is traditionally contrasted with Florentine painting, which relied on a more linear disegno-led style.
Artist: Maria Carmela Colaneri
Obverse
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Depicts a reproduction of Giorgione’s portrait drawn from an engraving of W. Hollar (1650); below on the left a detail of the double portrait “Hand holding an orange”. On the right the name of the designer “COLANERI”; arch-shaped inscription “REPUBBLICA ITALIANA”. REPUBBLICA ITALIANA |
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Reverse
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Detail of the painting “The Tempest”; in the centre the face value “10 EURO”, the mintmark “R” and the dates “1510·2010”; below the arch-shaped inscription “GIORGIONE”. 10 |
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