Giorgionesque

A few years ago a fine Giorgionesque portrait was offered to an American amateur by a famous London dealer.

The Collectors Frank Jewett Mather

I mention this picture in particular because it is so accessible, and so good an instance of the Giorgionesque way of treating a subject; not for the story, nor for the display of skill, nor for the obvious feeling, but for the lovely landscape, for the effects of light and colour, and for the sweetness of human relations.

The Venetian Painters of the Renaissance Third Edition Bernard Berenson 1912

Giorgionesque article, if I may be allowed the phrase, was too strong to permit of much deviation.

The Venetian Painters of the Renaissance Third Edition Bernard Berenson 1912

It is a pity that both these discerning writers of the modern school have not gone a little further and seen that the picture before them is not only Giorgionesque, but by Giorgione himself.

Giorgione Cook, Herbert 1904

Wonderful touches which the imitative Giorgionesque painter would not have thought of are the girdle, a mauve-purple now, with a sharply emphasised golden fringe, and the sapphire-blue jewel in the brooch.

Giorgione Cook, Herbert 1904

Modern criticism seems undecided on the justice of this view, some writers inclining to the belief that this is a Giorgionesque production of Dosso Dossi, others preserving a discreet silence, or making frank avowal of their inability to decide.

Giorgione Cook, Herbert 1904

“Giorgionesque” qualities of the work were so obvious that it seemed going out of the way to introduce Titian's name, as Morelli did, and ascribe the picture to him in a Giorgionesque phase.

Giorgione Cook, Herbert 1904

The conception is wholly Giorgionesque, but the hardness of contour and the comparative lack of quality in the touch betrays another and an inferior hand.

Giorgione Cook, Herbert 1904

Its Giorgionesque character is apparent at first glance, and I venture to hope that all those who may be fortunate enough to study the original, as I have done, will recognise the touch of the great master himself.

Giorgione Cook, Herbert 1904

All is spontaneous; the spirit is not that of a laborious imitator, painfully seeking “effects” from another's inspiration; sincerity and naivete are too apparent for this to be the work of any but a quite young artist, and one whose style is so thoroughly “Giorgionesque” as to be none other than the young Giorgione himself.

Giorgione Cook, Herbert 1904