Peter humfrey titian biography
Donatello biography.
On March 16, the much anticipated exhibition reuniting Titian’s six great mythological paintings for Philip II of Spain opened at the National Gallery. The opportunity to see all six together was unprecedented, and was one that had not been enjoyed by their creator, nor even perhaps by their original owner.
Peter humfrey titian biography
Titian had executed them and dispatched them from his base in Venice piecemeal over a period of about a decade (c–62), and he never went to Spain. They were not destined for any particular residence, and there is no clear evidence that when in the Spanish royal collection they were ever arranged as a group in a bespoke space.
Yet the six paintings were certainly conceived as a cycle, unified by size, shape and theme, and in the beautiful and moving display at the National Gallery this unity is further emphasized by their newly carved matching frames.
Most unfortunately, only three days after the opening of the exhibition to the public, it became another casualty of Covid The Gal