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Titian, edited by Giovanni Carlo Federico Villa

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-263)

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Titian

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edited by Giovanni Carlo Federico Villa

Perhaps the most enduringly influential painter of the Italian Renaissance, and the epitome of Venetian sensuality and color, Titian has inspired fanatical devotion in painters from Rubens to Velasquez, Rembrandt and beyond. With this majestic volume, published to accompany what will be the most important exhibition in Italy in 2013, he receives his most substantial monograph treatment in more than two decades. "The Concert" and "La Bella" (from the Palazzo Pitti); "Flora" (the Uffizi); "Charles V with a Dog" and the "Self-Portrait" (from the Prado); and the infamous "Flaying of Marsyas" (from the Kromeriz): these are just some of Titian's most celebrated paintings, all of which will be exhibited at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome, in an exhibition designed as the magnificent conclusion to a sweeping overview of Venetian painting. In this accompanying catalogue, Titian's entire artistic career is represented at the most detailed level, decade by decade, scrutinizing his masterly sense of color and the development of his brushwork, with information gleaned from new scientific analysis of works carried out for the occasion. Also included are entries and essays by some of the world's most illustrious experts on this great Venetian master. Titian (born Pieve di Cadore, circa 1485-1576) began his career as an apprentice to Giorgione, and soon became the most important of the Venetian painting school. He died in his late 80s, a victim of the Venice plague--the only victim to be given a church burial

Titian at the Scuderie del Quirinale / Antonio Paolucci -- The breath of color / Giovanni C.F. Villa -- "I esteem nothing except my honor," the life of Titian / Elisabetta Rasy -- 1490-1518: Works -- 1518-1530: Venice, Ferrara, Mantua: success / Peter Humfrey ; Works -- 1530-1550: In search of "Alexander" / Miguel Falomir ; Works -- 1550-1576: Late Titian, Deucalion and Pyrra of Posterity / Roberto Contini ; Works -- Bibliography