They were also defiantly different from those of the Venetian masters.
"St. Sebastian" is actually the second picture by the Venetian master to be given its own exhibition at the National Gallery.
Before World War II there was an important collection of work by the Venetian masters.
His final apprenticeship was with the noted Venetian master Lino Tagliapietra.
The museum, opened in 1996 and still something of a secret to many tourists, is the only museum in France with frescoes by the Venetian master.
There he became a successful portraitist, working close to the influential style of the Venetian master, Tintoretto.
The most famous Venetian masters included Giorgione, Titian, and Tintoretto.
Recognizing his profound affinity with the Venetian master, he copied "Europa" and other works in a virtuoso act of homage.
From his studies of the Venetian masters he acquired that excellence in colour for which his works are chiefly known.
Maybe it had all been poetry to the Venetian master, the mention of Typhon, the slayer of his brother, nothing more than that.