Titian and the Renaissance in Venice - Hardcover

Bastian Eclercy; Hans Aurenhammer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3791358138 ISBN 13: 9783791358130

Publisher: Prestel, 2019

Synopsis

It is hard to imagine more profoundly influential artists than the Venetian painters of the 16th century. Whether creating sweeping devotional altarpieces or intimate portraits, the Venetian painters changed the way artists employed color and composition. These defining qualities are on brilliant display in this book that covers fascinating aspects of the work of Titian, Veronese, Tintoretto, Lorenzo Lotto, Jacopo Bassano, and many others. More than one hundred paintings, drawings, and prints are reproduced in stunning detail. Side-by-side comparisons draw readers into the conversations between Venetian artists as they tackled similar subjects and vied for commissions. The book opens with fascinating essays about the history of 16th-century Venice, the Venetian School of painting, and the techniques of the Venetian masters. As beautiful as it is informative, this book features all of the excitement and splendor of one of the most prolific and important chapters in the history of European art.

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About the Author

BASTIAN ECLERCY is Head of the Collection of Pre-1800 Italian, French, and Spanish Painting at the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.HANS AURENHAMMER is a professor of Italian art history and President of the Scientific Advisory Council of the German Center for Venetian Studies at the University of Frankfurt/Main in Germany.

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It is hard to imagine more profoundly influential artists than the Venetian painters of the 16th century. Whether creating sweeping devotional altarpieces or intimate portraits, the Venetian painters changed the way artists employed color and composition. These defining qualities are on brilliant display in this book that covers fascinating aspects of the work of Titian, Veronese, Tintoretto, Lorenzo Lotto, Jacopo Bassano, and many others. More than one hundred paintings, drawings, and prints are reproduce

Edition details

• Publisher: Prestel
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3791358138
• ISBN 13: 9783791358130
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280
• Editor: Bastian Eclercy, Hans Aurenhammer