Titian / by Norbert Wolf.

By:

Wolf, Norbert, 1949-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publisher: Munich ; London ; New York : Prestel, 2012Edition: Special editionDescription: 143 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm ; PbkContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9783791346977 (paperback)

Uniform titles:

Tizian. English

Subject(s):

Titian, approximately 1488-1576 -- Criticism and interpretation

DDC classification:

759.5 WOL 23

Contents:

I, Titian -- Painter of the Serenissima -- Noblesse Oblige -- Eroticism and sensuality -- The prince of painters.

Summary: One of the original celebrity artists, Titian was as famous for his beguiling personality as he was for his masterful paintings. This book introduces readers to the Venetian artist with an innovative format that marries Titian's voice with his works, allowing the artist's own words to deepen the appreciation of his achievements. An illustrated timeline and a pictorial tour of the galleries where his works now reside reveal how this contemporary of Michelangelo and Raphael broke new ground in nearly every genre of painting: portraiture, altar pieces, the rendering of mythological themes, frescoes, and pastoral landscapes. Numerous superb reproductions illuminate not just the breadth of his oeuvre, but also the mastery with which he employed light and colour to lend his paintings the sensuous energy for which he is so admired. Norbert Wolf's engaging text unlocks many of the mysteries surrounding Titian's celebrity, making this journey into the artist's world as intriguing as it is informative.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	759.5 WOL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K2794

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

I, Titian --
Painter of the Serenissima --
Noblesse Oblige --
Eroticism and sensuality --
The prince of painters.

One of the original celebrity artists, Titian was as famous for his beguiling personality as he was for his masterful paintings. This book introduces readers to the Venetian artist with an innovative format that marries Titian's voice with his works, allowing the artist's own words to deepen the appreciation of his achievements. An illustrated timeline and a pictorial tour of the galleries where his works now reside reveal how this contemporary of Michelangelo and Raphael broke new ground in nearly every genre of painting: portraiture, altar pieces, the rendering of mythological themes, frescoes, and pastoral landscapes. Numerous superb reproductions illuminate not just the breadth of his oeuvre, but also the mastery with which he employed light and colour to lend his paintings the sensuous energy for which he is so admired. Norbert Wolf's engaging text unlocks many of the mysteries surrounding Titian's celebrity, making this journey into the artist's world as intriguing as it is informative.

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