Artwork / New Renaissance
The Feast of the Gods
- year
- 1514/1529
- medium
- oil on canvas
- dimensions
- overall: 170.2 x 188 cm
Giovanni Bellini and Titian · The Feast of the Gods (1514/1529).
Classical deities gather for a banquet in a wooded landscape. Bellini painted the scene in 1514; Titian later revised the landscape. The National Gallery of Art credits both Giovanni Bellini and Titian.
Historical archive · Curated by New Renaissance. Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Widener Collection. Accession 1942.9.1. Image: CC0 / public domain. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. Museum collection; not offered for sale. Source: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/1138-feast-gods
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