The Three Philosophers
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The Three Philosophers is an oil painting on canvas attributed to the Italian High Renaissance artist Giorgione. It shows three philosophers – one young, one middle-aged, and one old.
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Artist | Giorgione |
Year | c. 1505–1509 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 123 cm × 144 cm (48 in × 57 in) |
Location | Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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The work may have been commissioned by the Venetian noble Taddeo Contarini, a Venetian merchant with an interest in the occult and alchemy.[1][2] The Three Philosophers was finished one year before the painter died. One of Giorgione’s last paintings, it is now displayed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
The painting was thought to have been finished by Sebastiano del Piombo, but a "new infrared reflectogram lends no support to the theory".[3][4]