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Boston Celebrates Venice Masters
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| Works by Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese on show |
New York, March 12 - Boston's Museum of Fine Arts has gathered works
by three masters of the Venetian Renaissance, Titian, Tintoretto and
Paolo Veronese, for a groundbreaking new show opening this week. The
exhibition will host nearly 60 works exploring the development of a
distinctive Renaissance style in Venice during the 1500s and the
rivalry between its three stars.
Opening on March 15, the event will showcase masterpieces from major
US and European galleries, including the Louvre in Paris, the Prado
in Madrid, the Uffizi in Florence and Vienna's Kunsthistoriches
Museum. However, a number of Venice's churches have also agreed to
loan out some of their works - an unusual move that is expected to
heighten interest in the exhibition. Despite the age gap between
Titian (c.1485-1576), Tintoretto (1518-1595) and Veronese
(1528-1588) the three artists were all active at the same time
during a period spanning nearly four decades. The exhibit's
organizers have sought to draw out the artistic interchange between
the artists by considering similar works side by side. One such
juxtaposition is the classic Renaissance subject of the Supper at
Eammaus, when Christ reveals his resurrection to two disciples. The
exhibition features two entirely different interpretations of the
same scene, one by Titian, completed in 1533, and the other by
Tintoretto (1542).
The former is a calm, gentle piece, showing Christ blessing the food
and demonstrating Titian's interest in texture and detail, such as
the folds on the tablecloth at supper.
In contrast, Tintoretto's work is an energetic, dynamic scene, with
numerous gesticulating figures and a sense of underlying turbulence.
Another such juxtaposition highlights the growth of the portrait as
a concept in the 1500s, with a painting of young men from each of
the three artists.
The Veronese work, completed in 1553, has clearly been influenced by
the Tintoretto work of nine years earlier, both showing full-length
portraits of young, bearded men in their 20s standing in the same
three-quarter pose and garbed in nearly identical clothing. The
official image of the exhibition is Titian's stunning Venus With A
Mirror, completed in 1555 when the master was about 70.
The luxurious painting, awash with rich reds and golds, depicts
Venus as a courtesan, reflected in a mirror held by angels.
A painting by Veronese from around 30 years later pays clear tribute
to the Titian's masterpiece. Entitled Venus At Her Toilette, the
painting depicts another beautiful blonde, nude gazing into a mirror
held by a cupid. 'Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in
Renaissance Venice' is on show in Boston's Museum of Fine Arts until
August 16, after which it travels to the Louvre in Paris. photo: a
work by Tintoretto.
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