Titian : Love, desire, death /
This book presents a detailed study of the complete series and is lavishly illustrated with details of these emotionally charged paintings. The book explores Titian's creative process, technique, his use of literary and visual sources and his artistic legacy as well as his correspondence with P...
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Titian, approximately 1488-1576, artist. Brown, Beverly Louise, 1948- contributor. Corsato, Carlo, contributor. Dalla Costa, Thomas, contributor. Dunkerton, Jill, contributor. González Mozo, Ana, contributor. Hills, Paul, contributor. Packer, Lelia, contributor. Pocobene, Gianfranco, 1957- contributor. Portús Pérez, Javier, contributor. Silver, Nathaniel E., contributor. Spring, Marika, contributor. Weston-Lewis, Aidan, contributor. Stephenson, Johanna, editor. Lupi, Livia, translator. Suffield, Laura, translator. |
| Other Corporate Authors / Creators: | National Gallery (Great Britain), host institution. Scottish National Gallery, host institution. Museo del Prado, host institution. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, host institution. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Italian Spanish |
| Imprint: | London : National Gallery Company, 2020. |
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| Other uniform title: | Titian, women, myth and power. Mythological passions, from Titian to Velázquez. |
| Summary: | This book presents a detailed study of the complete series and is lavishly illustrated with details of these emotionally charged paintings. The book explores Titian's creative process, technique, his use of literary and visual sources and his artistic legacy as well as his correspondence with Philip II. Offering the most comprehensive overview of these remarkable works, 'Titian: Love, Desire, Death' is an indispensable resource for scholars and admirers of Renaissance painting. Titian (active about 1506; died 1576) produced a masterful group of paintings for Philip II, depicting scenes from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses' and celebrating the loves of gods, goddesses and mortals. Exhibition: National Gallery, London, UK (16.03.-14.06.2020) / Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, UK (11.07.-27.09.2020) / Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain (20.10.2020 - 10.01.2021) / Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, USA (11.02.-09.05.2021) A New York Times best art book of 2021 <br> <br> <br> <br> Titian (active 1506-1576) produced a masterful group of paintings for Philip II of Spain, celebrating the loves of gods, goddesses, and mortals. Depicting scenes from Ovid's narrative poem Metamorphoses , Titian named them "poesie" and considered the works as visual equivalents of poetry. This volume presents a detailed study of the complete series-- Danaë , Venus and Adonis , Perseus and Andromeda , Diana and Actaeon , Diana and Callisto , and The Rape of Europa , as well as The Death of Actaeon --lavishly illustrated with details of these emotionally charged paintings. The book explores Titian's creative process and technique, in addition to his use of literary and visual sources and his correspondence with Philip II. The artistic legacy of the series for later European painting is also examined in the works of artists such as Rubens, Velázquez, and Rembrandt. Offering the most comprehensive overview of these remarkable works, Titian: Love, Desire, Death is an indispensable resource for scholars and admirers of Renaissance painting. <br> <br> <br> <br> Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press <br> <br> <p><br> <br> Exhibition Schedule:</p> National Gallery, London <br> (March 16-June 14, 2020)<br> <br> National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh <br> (July 11-September 27, 2020)<br> <br> Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston <br> (February 11-May 9, 2021) |
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| Item Description: | "Published to accompany the exhibitions 'Titian: Love, desire, death', The National Gallery, London, 16 March - 14 June 2020. Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, 11 July - 17 September 2020. 'Titian: Women, myth and power', Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, 11 February - 9 May 2021. Pictures from the poesie group are joining the exhibition 'Mythological passions: from Titian to Velázquez', Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 20 October 2020 - 10 January 2021"--Title page verso. "Editor: Johanna Stephenson"--Title page verso. "Translation of texts from Italian to English ... by Livia Lupi; translation of texts from Spanish to English ... by Laura Suffield"--Title page verso. "... in association with National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston." |
| Physical Description: | 232 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 x 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 185709655X 9781857096552 |
| Author Notes: | Matthias Wivel is curator of 16th-century Italian paintings at the National Gallery, London. |