内容简介
Oneoftheoriginalcelebrityartists,Titianwasasfamousforhisbeguilingpersonalityashewasforhismasterfulpaintings.ThisbookintroducesreaderstotheVenetianartistwithaninnovativeformatthatmarriesTitian'svoicewithhisworks,allowingtheartist'sownwordstodeepentheappreciationofhisachievements.AnillustratedtimelineandapictorialtourofthegallerieswherehisworksnowresiderevealhowthiscontemporaryofMichelangeloandRaphaelbrokenewgroundinnearlyeverygenreofpainting:portraiture,altarpieces,therenderingofmythologicalthemes,frescoes,andpastorallandscapes.Numeroussuperbreproductionsilluminatenotjustthebreadthofhisoeuvre,butalsothemasterywithwhichheemployedlightandcolourtolendhispaintingsthesensuousenergyforwhichheissoadmired.NorbertWolf'sengagingtextunlocksmanyofthemysteriessurroundingTitian'scelebrity,makingthisjourneyintotheartist'sworldasintriguingasitisinformative.