Titian: Love, Desire, Death
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Summary
A celebration of one of the most important groups of Renaissance paintings
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。
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。
Reviews
Noah SS
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When this book first arrived， I wrote an enthusiastic review on Amazon summarizing the content and my initial impressions。 I have now had time to completely read it from cover-to-cover， and while I maintain that the catalog is outstanding， I do have some reservations。 Physically， the book has a handsome cover and is sturdy。 It is long for an exhibition of only seven pictures--but these are VERY important pictures。 The images throughout are excellent reproductions of Titian's artworks and full-bl When this book first arrived， I wrote an enthusiastic review on Amazon summarizing the content and my initial impressions。 I have now had time to completely read it from cover-to-cover， and while I maintain that the catalog is outstanding， I do have some reservations。 Physically， the book has a handsome cover and is sturdy。 It is long for an exhibition of only seven pictures--but these are VERY important pictures。 The images throughout are excellent reproductions of Titian's artworks and full-bleed details of the 'Poesie' are numerous and appreciated。 Comparative images are also helpful and thoughtful throughout。In terms of written content， the book is split between essays， catalog entries， and an appendix。 The essays consider the historical aspects of the commission， the style of the artworks， the sources （literary and visual）， the technical information， and the art-historical importance of the pictures。 The most interesting of these may be the technical information， which reveals much about Titian's process while creating these artworks。 With the exception of the final essay on influence， the essays tend to discuss each picture in turn， as if they were mini entries on the paintings。 These artworks are not necessarily the "non finito" productions of Titian's late career but the sketchy aspects of several are discussed， and it would have been interesting to hear the impact of their style on other artists。 The influence essay primarily deals with Rubens and Velazquez， both of whom became intimately acquainted with the series at the Spanish courts， and focuses on how Rubens' copies of Titian's nudes became more valuable their either master's other work， and Velazquez's "The Spinners" and his self-assertion within this art-historical lineage--rather than the influence of Titian's style。 It would also have been interesting to hear about the historical impetus for these cycles of paintings beyond Correggio's cycle。 The catalog portion provides a lengthy entry for each work， essentially an essay （and "The Death of Actaeon" receives an equal treatment， as it should）， arranged in chronological order。 Titian's other paintings of each composition are discussed and reproduced where extant， and the 'Poesie' are ideologically and chronologically seated in his career。 The style， influence， and technical aspects are also treated in some places， as well as the provenance of each （which is also included in the appendix）。 The challenge of this book is focusing on each individual picture in these entries， while describing the series in the essays。 With the numerous distinguished authors at work， parts seem repeated from other sections， or even contradictory。 Despite this， I am grateful that the editor chose to include catalog entries for each picture。 Finally， the appendix provides a delightful treat--reproducing in English translation Titian's correspondence related to the 'Poesie' and we are reminded that Titian's body of letters is the largest of any Renaissance artist after Michelangelo。 The notes for these are phenomenal。 A comprehensive bibliography of important written work discussing the series is provided but not for each individual painting。All in all， the book provides a wonderful textual and visual treatment of these fantastic painted myths。 I had hoped to see the exhibition in London but COVID-19 has complicated this possibility。 Nevertheless， the catalog has satiated me in the meantime。 。。。more
Davide Ambrosi
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