{"product_id":"titian-9783836548564","title":"Titian","description":"\u003cp\u003eImmerse yourself in the rich shades and textures of\u003cstrong\u003e Tiziano Vecellio\u003c\/strong\u003e (c. 1490-1576), commonly known as \u003cstrong\u003eTitian\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the \u003cstrong\u003efigurehead of 16th-century Venetian painting\u003c\/strong\u003e. With his \u003cstrong\u003ebold approach to form and startling, opulent colors\u003c\/strong\u003e, Titian worked with a number of prestigious commissions and left behind an astonishing repertoire of portraits, mythological scenes, altarpieces, and landscapes that remains one of the \u003cstrong\u003emost important legacies of Renaissance art\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This dependable artist introduction traces \u003cstrong\u003eTitian's complete career and its trailblazing influence \u003c\/strong\u003eon successive generations of artists, from Diego Velázquez to van Dyck. From the rippling sensuality of \u003cem\u003eVenus of Urbino \u003c\/em\u003e(c. 1538) to the airborne dynamism of \u003cem\u003eBacchus and Ariadne \u003c\/em\u003e(1520-1523), all the major works are here, charting the artist's stylistic experimentation over time as well as his consistent and unique ability to \u003cstrong\u003ework across genres \u003c\/strong\u003eand to bring a defining \u003cstrong\u003enew level of emotional and spiritual aspect\u003c\/strong\u003e to his subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKennedy, Ian:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ian G. Kennedy studied art history at Cambridge and the Courtauld Institute, London University. He worked for nearly three decades at Christie's, New York, and as Curator of European Paintings at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, until 2013. He now lives and works as an independent scholar in Chapel Hill.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50528531874066,"sku":"9783836548564","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_97bd6b38-20b3-4878-887e-7355ab1502f4.jpg?v=1731329399","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/titian-9783836548564","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}