16%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Titian and the End of the Venetian Renaissance
Tom Nichols
€ 46.99
€ 39.28
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Titian and the End of the Venetian Renaissance
Paperback. This comprehensive, highly illustrated new study examines Titian's long career and varied output. Tom Nichols argues that Titian's works were self-consciously original, freely and intentionally undermining the traditional, more modest approach to painting in Venice at that time. Num Pages: 336 pages, 170 illustrations, 100 in colour. BIC Classification: ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 276 x 18. Weight in Grams: 986.
Titian's works are often seen as embodying the famous tradition of Venetian Renaissance painting. But how 'Venetian' was Titian, and can his unique works be taken as truly representative of his adoptive city? This comprehensive new study, covering Titian's long career and varied output, highlights the tensions between the individualism of his work and the conservative mores of Venice. Titian and the End of the Venetian Renaissance argues that Titian's works were self-consciously original, freely and intentionally undermining the traditional, more modest approach to painting in Venice - a position that frequently caused disputes with local artists and patrons. This ... Read more
Titian's works are often seen as embodying the famous tradition of Venetian Renaissance painting. But how 'Venetian' was Titian, and can his unique works be taken as truly representative of his adoptive city? This comprehensive new study, covering Titian's long career and varied output, highlights the tensions between the individualism of his work and the conservative mores of Venice. Titian and the End of the Venetian Renaissance argues that Titian's works were self-consciously original, freely and intentionally undermining the traditional, more modest approach to painting in Venice - a position that frequently caused disputes with local artists and patrons. This ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780236742
SKU
V9781780236742
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Tom Nichols
Tom Nichols is Reader in the History of Art at the University of Glasgow and author of Tintoretto: Tradition and Identity (Reaktion, 1999), The Art of Poverty (2007) and Renaissance Art (2010).
Reviews for Titian and the End of the Venetian Renaissance