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Titian : love, desire, death / Matthias Wivel ; with contributions by Beverly Louise Brown, Carlo Corsato, Thomas Dalla Costa, Jill Dunkerton, Ana González Mozo, Paul Hills, Lelia Packer, Gianfranco Pocobene, Javier Portús, Nathaniel Silver, Marika Spring and Aidan Weston-Lewis.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Italian, Spanish Publisher: London : National Gallery Company, 2020Distributor: [Place of distribution not identified] : Distributed by Yale University PressDescription: 232 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 185709655X
  • 9781857096552
Subject(s): 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).
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Book Book CGLAS Library Monographs Room TIT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 10519

"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."--Page 4.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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).