An old-fashioned follower of \b \cf4 \ATXht1148 Giovanni Bellini\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . His later study of the works of Giorgione and \b \cf4 \ATXht1149 Palma il Vecchio\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 allowed him to introduce a greater breadth in the disposition of forms and delicacy of chromatic transitions.
He painted portraits and pictures with religious subjects.