Some commentators have seen a small snake slithering into a hole at the bottom edge of this painting, though more visible is a stork standing atop a roof in the background.
According to an interpretation by Luigi Stefanin, this painting is a depiction of the "Garden of Destiny" of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili and the blurred, domed building in the background has been variously interpreted as the temple of Venus and the church of St. Theodore of Euchaita. Some commentators have seen a small snake slithering into a hole at the bottom edge of this painting, though more visible is a stork standing atop a roof in the background. One of the two central figures in this painting stands in front of a partial wall and two small, broken pillars, while the other sits on part of her own white garment. The former is standing contraposto with a large staff and is dressed all in red, while the latter is breast-feeding a small child with her only visible breast. The dark clouds in the and small bolt of bright lightning in the background provide the title for, for 10 points, what painting by Giorgione?
According to an interpretation by Luigi Stefanin, this painting is a depiction of the "Garden of Destiny" of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili and the blurred, domed building in the background has been variously interpreted as the temple of Venus and the church of St. Theodore of Euchaita.
The {Tempest} [or La {Tempesta}]