Titian's Hidden Double Portrait : Unveiled After 500 Years
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
9463887008
ISBN-13
9789463887007
Publisher
Meta4Books vzw
Imprint
Meta4Books vzw
Country of Manufacture
BE
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 31st, 2020
Print length
159 Pages
Weight
1,216 grams
Dimensions
23.50 x 29.20 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Individual artists, art monographs
Ksh 7,100.00
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A fascinating history of Titian's mysterious and unfinished portrait, A Lady and her Daughter, which was repainted after his death in 1576, only to be rediscovered and restored in the 20th century.
This book recounts the fascinating history of Titian''s unfinished portrait, A Lady and her Daughter (possibly his mistress Milia and their daughter), which dates from the early 1550s. After Titian''s death in 1576, it was repainted in his studio with a more saleable image of Tobias and the Angel. Often presented as Titian''s work but in a style which made the attribution suspect, the painting has had a succession of owners. It belonged to Tsar Nicholas I for a short time, and ultimately to the art dealer René Gimpel, who hid it with other artwork in a warehouse in London during World War II, where it miraculously survived the Blitz. It was not until the mid-20th century that an x-ray examination uncovered the beautiful painting underneath, an undisputed work by the great master himself. The painstaking restoration process, begun in 1983, took 20 years. Notable art historians and conservators have contributed essays that offer an in-depth examination of this exceptional and mysterious painting.
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