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DiaporamaMagpie on Viburnum Branch
501
46.0cm x 36.0cm
Girolamo Genga (1476 – 1551)
Girolamo Genga (1476-1551) was an Italian Renaissance painter & architect known for his Mannerist style, theatrical designs, and work at the Villa Imperiale. Explore his frescoes, altarpieces, and architectural contributions to Urbino & beyond.
Framed by the blossoms of a viburnum, this magpie is depicted with great attention to detail, reflecting a taste for the idealized naturalism characteristic of the imperial painting academy of China’s Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Chinese paintings, treasured by Ashikaga shoguns of the fifteenth century, exerted a strong influence on Japanese artists of the Muromachi period, when Chinese culture also served as a model for the Zen priesthood and educated elite. Little is known about the artist, but a good number of academic-style bird-and-flower paintings feature his seal or have been attributed to his hand.
About this artwork
- Title: Magpie on Viburnum Branch
- Artist: Girolamo Genga
- Year: 501
- Original dimensions: 46.0cm x 36.0cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Color palette: Earthy
- Color hue: Green Spectrum
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