\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This work must have been painted for one of GiorgioneÆs cultivated Venetian patrons, for whose private residences the great
artist executed the majority of his works. As in many of his paintings, the subject is not very clear. The representation of the landscape and the blending of figures and atmosphere are highly suggestive.
