The Three Philosophers

Giorgione

c. 1508–1509 · Oil on canvas · Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

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About this work

Artist: Giorgione (1478–1510)
Year: c. 1508–1509
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 125.5 × 146.2 cm
Collection: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Movement: Renaissance

Three men of different ages stand and sit at the edge of a dark rock face in a wooded landscape at sunset: an old bearded man in a yellow mantle holding a sheet with astronomical diagrams, a middle-aged man in a turban and red robe, and a young man seated with a set square and compasses, gazing towards the cave at the left. Behind them a valley with a village and distant hills catches the low light. Marcantonio Michiel saw the canvas in 1525 in the house of the Venetian merchant Taddeo Contarini and described three philosophers in a landscape, begun by Giorgione and finished by Sebastiano del Piombo; recent infrared study has found no support for a second hand. It is dated about 1508–1509, near the end of Giorgione's short life. The subject is still debated: once read as the three Magi, it has also been taken as the ages of man or the stages of human knowledge. The canvas was cut down substantially on the left. It passed through Venetian collections and the Duke of Hamilton to Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, and hangs in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Three robed figures in red, yellow and green beside a dark cave in a golden evening landscape, for a study, library or living room at 24×36 in natural wood. A warm ochre, deep green or stone wall; it pairs with The Astronomer.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Renaissance painting
Era: 16th century (c. 1508–1509)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: grand
Rooms: living room, study or library, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Three Philosophers in the public domain?

Yes. Giorgione (1478–1510) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Kunsthistorisches Museum.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Three Philosophers painted, and in what medium?

The Three Philosophers dates from c. 1508–1509 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 125.5 × 146.2 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Three Philosophers we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

The Three Philosophers (Giorgione) — The Three Philosophers · Giorgione · c. 1508–1509. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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