The Master of the High Renaissance, Sebastiano del Piombo, was born in Venice and, according to the testimony of Vasari, he studied under G. Bellini and Giorgione. The artist throughout
Death of Adonis by Sebastiano del Piombo
Being a student of Giovanni Bellini and having been influenced by Giorgione, Sebastiano del Piombo took from them the softness of forms and lyrical mood, bringing them into his paintings.