His name was Iacopo Palma; he was called Palma Giovane to distinguish him from his great-uncle, Palma Vecchio. He was active for nearly all his life in Venice, where he was engaged on mainly religious and historical works. On Tintoretto's death in 1594, he was the dominant painter in Venice.
Palma Giovane
1554 - 1628
Paintings by Palma Giovane
Venus, goddess of love and beauty, twists to embrace her lover, Mars, god of war, who has thrown off his armour in his haste to reach her bed. Mars is only half on the bed with Venus above him as he meets her lips in the urgency of their desire.A pair of doves, an attribute of Venus, are beside w...
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