Violante
around 1510/15, Artist: Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Tizian
Violante
Named after the violet in her cleavage, Titian’s Violante is a classic example of the “belle donne” portraits so popular in 16th century Venice. The sensual physical beauty – the skin that seems to breathe, the silkily shimmering hair – is enhanced by the splendid dress with its richly nuanced material. Characteristics of Titian ’s early style are evident here: the partially very delicate brush-work, the tracery of the details, as well as the colours made intensely luminous by the use of wood as the picture’s surface.
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Venetian
Dated
around 1510/15
Artist
Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Tizian (um 1488 Pieve di Cadore - 1576 Venedig) - GND
Material
Poplar wood
Dimensions
slightly cut at lower and right side: 64,5 x 50,8 cm
Framed: 79 x 65 x 7 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 65
Provenance
In the collection Bartholomeo della Nave until 1636, then bought by Lord Feilding (British ambassador in Venice) in 1638; In the collection Marques (Duke) of Hamilton, London (1638-1649); Since 1659 in the collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm.
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