Girl in a Fur
around 1535, Artist: Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Tizian
Girl in a Fur
The unknown young woman repeatedly served Titian as a model. All portraits showing her were created for Francesco Maria della Rovere, Duke of Urbino and nephew of Pope Julius II, or for his son Guidobaldi, as this most likely was. The main motif is the exciting combination of fur and skin. The enchanting, erotically charged appearance of the unknown woman should not be seen as a portrait, rather a celebration on Titian’s part of the notion of beauty, which was stimulated by the love poetry of the time based on Petrarch.
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Venetian
Dated
around 1535
Artist
Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Tizian (um 1488 Pieve di Cadore - 1576 Venedig) - GND
Material
Canvas
Dimensions
left and right slightly cut: 95,5 cm x 63,7 cm x 2,1 cm
Framed: 129,5 cm x 96,7 cm x 5,5 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 89
Provenance
Coll. Pompeo Leoni; Coll. Juan Tassis y Peralta, Conde de Villamediana; until 1649 Coll. King Charles I of England; acquired in 1651
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