Violante
around 1510/15 | Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Tizian
Named after the violet in her cleavage, Titian’s Violante is a classic example of the “belle donne” portraits so popular in 16th century Venice. The sensual physical beauty – the skin that seems to breathe, the silkily shimmering hair – is enhanced by the splendid dress with its richly nuanced material. Characteristics of Titian ’s early style are evident here: the partially very delicate brush-work, the tracery of the details, as well as the colours made intensely luminous by the use of wood as the picture’s surface.
Named after the violet in her cleavage, Titian’s Violante is a classic example of the “belle donne” portraits so popular in 16th century Venice. The sensual physical beauty – the skin that seems to breathe, the silkily shimmering hair – is enhanced by the splendid dress with its richly nuanced material. Characteristics of Titian ’s early style are evident here: the partially very delicate brush-work, the tracery of the details, as well as the colours made intensely luminous by the use of wood as the picture’s surface.
Artist:
Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Tizian (um 1488 Pieve di Cadore - 1576 Venedig) DNB
Time:
around 1510/15
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Venetian
Material/technology:
Poplar wood
Dimensions:
unten und rechts etwas beschnitten: slightly cut at lower and right side: 64,5 x 50,8 cm
Framed: 79 x 65 x 7 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 65
Provenance
In the collection Bartholomeo della Nave until 1636, then bought by Lord Feilding (British ambassador in Venice) in 1638; In the collection Marques (Duke) of Hamilton, London (1638-1649); Since 1659 in the collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm.