The Veiled Life of a Venetian Master In the luminous era of the Italian Renaissance, few lives possess the dramatic tension found in that of Sebastiano Florigerio. Born in 1510 amidst the artistic cradle of Conegliano, Florigerio was destined for a life shaped by the chisel and the brush. As the son of a sculptor, his earliest perceptions of form and volume were likely forged through the tactile reality of stone, a foundation that would later lend a profound sculptural weight to his painted figures. His journey into the heart of Venetian aesthetics began under the watchful eye of Pellegrino…