# Giorgione's Ambiguity - Hardcover

by **Tom Nichols** (Author)

The Venetian painter known as Giorgione or "big George" died at a young age in the dreadful plague of 1510, possibly having painted fewer than twenty-five works. But many of these are among the most mysterious and alluring in the history of art. Paintings such as _The Three Philosophers_ and _The Tempest_ remain compellingly elusive, seeming to deny the viewer the possibility of interpreting their meaning. Tom Nichols argues that this visual elusiveness was essential to Giorgione's sensual approach and that ambiguity is the defining quality of his art. Through detailed discussions of all Giorgione's works, Nichols shows that by abandoning the more intellectual tendencies of much Renaissance art, Giorgione made the world and its meanings appear always more inscrutable.

### Author Biography

**Tom Nichols** is a reader in art history at the University of Glasgow. His previous books include _Tintoretto: Tradition and Identity_ and _Titian and the End of the Venetian Renaissance_, both also published by Reaktion.

**Number of Pages:** 288

**Dimensions:** 0.9 x 8.6 x 5.5 IN

**Publication Date:** December 25, 2020

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