Titian's 'Venus of Urbino' (Masterpieces of Western Painting) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521444489 ISBN 13: 9780521444484

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 1997

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Arguably the quintessential work of the High Renaissance in Venice, Titian's Venus of Urbino also represents one of the major themes of western art: the female nude. In five essays by European and American art historians this collection tackles many vital questions about Titian and his Venus.

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."..this is a useful book and would be a particularly helpful supplement for art history students." J.I. Miller, Choice

Reseña del editor:

Arguably the quintessential work of the High Renaissance in Venice, Titian's Venus of Urbino also represents one of the major themes of western art: the female nude. But how did Titian intend this work to be received? Is she Venus, as the popular title - a modern invention - implies; or is she merely a courtesan? This book tackles this and other questions in six essays by European and American art historians. Examining the work within the context of Renaissance art theory, as well as the psychology and society of sixteenth-century Italy, and even in relation to Manet's nineteenth-century 'translation' of the work, their observations begin and end with the painting itself, and with appreciation of Titian's great achievement in creating this archetypal image of feminine beauty.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0521444489
• ISBN 13: 9780521444484
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 184
• Herausgeber: Goffen Rona