Madonna with Christ Child
around 1510 | Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Tizian
Despite the closed triangle of the group of figures,this Madonna with Christ Child gives the impression of relaxed naturalness. Unlike his teacher Giovanni Bellini, Titian moulds the body not by means of wrapped robes and veils but rather by use of sparing white high-lights and subdued shadows. The painter thereby shows himself to be of a younger generation for whom the world has become more sensual and tangible. This devotional picture is one of the oldest works of the painter still preserved.
Despite the closed triangle of the group of figures,this Madonna with Christ Child gives the impression of relaxed naturalness. Unlike his teacher Giovanni Bellini, Titian moulds the body not by means of wrapped robes and veils but rather by use of sparing white high-lights and subdued shadows. The painter thereby shows himself to be of a younger generation for whom the world has become more sensual and tangible. This devotional picture is one of the oldest works of the painter still preserved.
Artist:
Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Tizian (um 1488 Pieve di Cadore - 1576 Venedig) DNB
Time:
around 1510
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Venetian
Material/technology:
wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 65,5 cm × 83,5 cm
Framed: 103 cm × 110 cm × 6 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 95
Provenance
Bartolomeo della Nave, Venice (?); 1638-1649 Coll. Hamilton; Coll. Leopold Wilhelm