Second exhibition on »Titian's portraits of women«

After Vienna now Milan: Palazzo Reale shows Titian's portraits of women

Venice in the 16th century: In the humanist-influenced art center, women enjoyed comparatively many rights and were declared the main subject of art. Titian and other painters produced unique portraits of women, known today as »Belle Veneziane«. The show Titian e l'immagine della donna nel Cinquecento Veneziano is now moving from Vienna to Milan, where it will be on view beginning February 23.

February 22, 2022

In the 16th century, Venetian painting was known for its gorgeous colors − and for the »Belle Veneziane«, who took portraiture to a new level. Regardless of actual age, women were stylized into the young, blonde ideal. Titian and Palma Vecchio are considered the inventors of this type of painting. After the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, the Palazzo Reale in Milan is now showing the exhibition, which provides new background to Titian's famous portraits: Titian e l'immagine della donna nel Cinquecento Veneziano (Titian and the Image of Women in 16th-Century Venice) will be on view from February 23 to June 5, 2022.

The social position of women in Venice at the time of Titian is examined here. In the city-state of the time, women enjoyed comparatively many rights and were the main subject in painting and poetry. The exhibition reveals new knowledge about what ideal image of women was drawn , but also how the everyday life of wealthy ladies in Venice differed from that in other Italian cities.Art.Salon

Recent auction results of Titian

Tiziano Vecellio - The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Auction
Old Masters Part I
July 2024
Christies, London
Est.: 15.000.000 - 25.000.000 GBP
Realised: 17.560.000 GBP
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Tiziano Vecellio - Venus und Adonis.
Auction
Fine Art
November 2023
VAN HAM
Est.: 10.000 - 20.000 EUR
Realised: not sold
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Tiziano Vecellio, Called Titian - The Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane
Auction
Old Master Paintings and Sculpture
October 2019
Christies, New York
Est.: 1.500.000 - 2.000.000 USD
Realised: 2.415.000 USD
Details
Tiziano Vecellio, Called Titian - The Penitent Magdalen
Auction
Old Masters Evening Sale
July 2018
Christies, London
Est.: 600.000 - 800.000 GBP
Realised: 704.750 GBP
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Tiziano Vecellio - Saint Margaret
Auction
Master Paintings Evening Sale
February 2018
Sothebys, New York
Est.: 2.000.000 - 3.000.000 USD
Realised: 2.175.000 USD
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Tiziano Vecellio - Portrait Of A Venetian Admiral, Possibly Francesco Duodo
Auction
Old Masters Evening Sale
December 2017
Sothebys, London
Est.: 1.000.000 - 1.500.000 GBP
Realised: 1.149.000 GBP
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Tiziano Vecellio - Nine plates, from: The Submersion of Pharaoh\'s Army in the Red Sea
Auction
Prints & Multiples: First Impression
April 2015
Christies, London
Est.: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Realised: 5.000 GBP
Details
Tiziano Vecellio - The Submersion Of Pharaoh\'S Army In The Red Sea
Auction
Renaissance
January 2013
Christies, New York
Est.: 250.000 - 350.000 USD
Realised: 854.500 USD
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