Late Titian and the Sensuality of Painting
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,History & Criticism
Late Titian and the Sensuality of Painting Details
About the Author Giovanna Nepi Scirè is Special Superintendent for Venetian Museums. She mostly deals with Venetian art, in particular Giovanni Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto. Sylvia Ferino-Pagden is curator of the Department of Italian Renaissance Art at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. She deals with Italian Art of the period, in particular Rafaello, Parmigianino, Titian, Michelangelo, and Giorgione. Read more
Reviews
This book is the catalogue for an exhibition held at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, in late 2007. It is centered on a crucial body of works by the Venetian master, when his sense of color, composition, and, above all, drama, reached its peak. The book starts with several scholarly essays on Titian's late style, on his workshop (in this respect, neither Jeff Koons nor Damien Hirst invented anything when they started using assistants...), on his influence beyond Venice (i.e. at the Spanish court)or on his technique. Especially interesting are the chapters that dwell on specific paintings (the Nymph and Shepherd, recently restored, and the Danae, both in Vienna) which help understand the master's creative process and the implication of studio assistants in the finished product, as well as the chapter studying Titian's art of the portraiture (here, marvelous illustrations of such portraits as that of the Aretino, of pope Paul III, of Doge Andrea Gritti, and many more, are all analysed in depth).As is the case with most of the Kunsthistorisches Museum's publications, this is a high-quality catalogue written by leading authorities in the field, which I highly recommend.