The world of Palma the ElderPalma the Old gives the Venetian Renaissance ample warmth: female figures, saints and landscapes match in a sensual color inherited from Giorgione and young Titian.
° 1480 -1528Life of Palma the Elder
1510First documented mention in Venice
Venice · BergamoTwo essential territories of his work
°150Paintings preserved, attributed or documented - overall estimate
Hand paintedReal oil painting, no print.
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Around 1480 -1528 · Venetian beauties and sacred conversations
Palma the Old gives the Venetian Renaissance ample warmth: female figures, saints and landscapes match in a sensual color inherited from Giorgione and young Titian.
Jacopo Negretti, called Palma the Elder to distinguish him from his great-nephew Palma the Younger, was born around 1480 in the Bergamo region. His training remains unknown. He was documented in Venice in 1510 and apparently continued his entire career there until his death in 1528. His style dialogues with Giorgione and Titian without merging with them. Palma developed two particularly popular formats. The horizontal sacra conversazione brings together the Virgin, Child and several saints in an open landscape; the figures do not play a dramatic action, but share a calm presence, linked by color and light. The figures do not play a dramatic action, but share a calm presence, linked by color and light. The figures do not play a dramatic action, but share a calm presence, linked by color and light. The figures do not play a dramatic action, but share a calm presence, linked by color and light. The figures do not play a dramatic action, but share a calm presence, linked by color and light. The figures do not play a dramatic action, but share a calm presence, linked by color and light. The figures do not play a dramatic action, but share a calm presence, linked by color and light. The partially revealed. Long described as portraits of courtesans or ideal beauties, these images can combine portrait, love poetry and allegory. A blonde looks sideways, discovers a shoulder or holds flowers; velvet, silk, skin and hair become the real actors in the painting. Palma also produced male portraits and altarpieces, notably for Venice and the territories of Bergamo. His workshop was successful, and several attributions remained discussed due to the proximity to the great Venetian colorists. His workshop was successful, and several attributions remained discussed due to the proximity to the great Venetian colorists. His workshop was successful, and several attributions remained discussed due to the proximity to the great Venetian colorists. However, the artist's brief career was enough to establish a type of beauty and sacred conversation that was lastingly influential. There selection "Palma the Old" offers its own route on this subject. Its reading favors light.
Palma the Old builds harmony less through rigid design than through the circulation of a warm color between skin, fabric, landscape and sky.
Course & style
Journey, subjects and pictorial language
Jacopo Negretti, called Palma the Elder to distinguish him from his great-nephew Palma the Younger, was born around 1480 in the Bergamo region. His training remains unknown. He was documented in Venice in 1510 and apparently continued his entire career there until his death in 1528. His style dialogues with Giorgione and Titian without merging with them. Palma developed two particularly popular formats. The horizontal sacra conversazione brings together the Virgin, Child and several saints in an open landscape; the figures do not play a dramatic action, but share a calm presence, linked by color and light. The figures do not play a dramatic action, but share a calm presence, linked by color and light. The figures do not play a dramatic action, but share a calm presence, linked by color and light. The figures do not play a dramatic action, but share a calm presence, linked by color and light. The figures do not play a dramatic action, but share a calm presence, linked by color and light. The figures do not play a dramatic action, but share a calm presence, linked by color and light. The figures do not play a dramatic action, but share a calm presence, linked by color and light. The partially revealed. Long described as portraits of courtesans or ideal beauties, these images can combine portrait, love poetry and allegory. A blonde looks sideways, discovers a shoulder or holds flowers; velvet, silk, skin and hair become the real actors in the painting. Palma also produced male portraits and altarpieces, notably for Venice and the territories of Bergamo. His workshop was successful, and several attributions remained discussed due to the proximity to the great Venetian colorists. His workshop was successful, and several attributions remained discussed due to the proximity to the great Venetian colorists. His workshop was successful, and several attributions remained discussed due to the proximity to the great Venetian colorists. However, the artist's brief career was enough to establish a type of beauty and sacred conversation that was lastingly influential.
From Bergamo to Venice
Origins and unknown formation precede the first documentary trace. This milestone illuminates the "Palma the Old" collection by favoring light.
Define Venetian beauty
Female portraits and sacred conversations establish a personal color.
Expand altarpieces and workshop
Religious commissions, portraits and landscapes consolidated his reputation.
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Venetian blonde
Golden hair, warm skin and light fabric form a luminous accord. This line guides a reading of "Palma the Old" centered on light.
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Half figure
The close framing gives the model a sensual and direct presence.
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Breathable landscape
Hills, trees and sky open the sacred conversation.
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Unifying color
Red, green and blue connect the characters without hard outline.
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Discover Palma the Old
Feminine beauty, poet portrait, sacra conversazione and landscape show the extent of her contribution to Venetian painting.
Beauty01
Watch the blonde woman
Gesture, shoulder and flowers construct an image between portrait and poetry.
For brilliance. Reading "Palma the Old" by light.Poetry02
Identify the scholar
Book, laurel and gaze combine resemblance and humanist vocation.
For characterSacred03
Share the conversation
Virgo and saints exist in harmony without theatrical drama.
For serenityNature04
Open the landscape
The decor connects the warmth of the figures to the light of Veneto.
For spaceStyle05
Venetian blonde
Golden hair, warm skin and light fabric form a luminous accord. This line guides a reading of "Palma the Old" centered on light.
Reading key for Palma the ElderStyle06
Half figure
The close framing gives the model a sensual and direct presence.
Reading key for Palma the Elder
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