Titian (National Gallery London Publications)
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Review In this gorgeously illustrated book, renowned Titian scholars examine some of the celebrated artist’s masterpieces and discuss his life and times, portraits, replicas, and technique. The reproductions and text provide new evidence of Titian’s genius as a stylistic innovator and supreme manipulator of paint.Published by the National Gallery Company and distributed by Yale University Press Read more About the Author Charles Hope is Director of the Warburg Institute and Professor of the History of the Classical Tradition at the University of London. Jennifer Fletcher was Senior Lecturer at the Courtauld Institute until September 2002. Jill Dunkerton is Restorer in the Conservation Department at the National Gallery. Miguel Falomir is Head Curator of Italian Renaissance Painting at the Prado, Madrid. David Jaffé is Senior Curator at the National Gallery. Nicholas Penny is Senior Curator of Sculpture at the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Caroline Campbell is Assistant Curator of Renaissance Paintings at the National Gallery. Read more
Reviews
for its size, this is probably the best overview of titian available in english. the color reproductions are beautifully done, the sampling of titian's works is comprehensive yet compact. the historical essays on the epochs of titian's output and the commentaries to each painting are well written and highly informative. a few major works, such as the venus d'urbino, are reproduced in smaller format and discussed only in passing, as they could not be included in the exhibition. even so, only rona geffen's study of titian's women goes farther and deeper into titian's originality, humanity and genius. highly recommended.