color and composition lecture 5 - campbell on titian lecture

where is he from

venice

what are his main themes as an artist

Titian has been an artist of the natural and the sensus, and holds a mirror to nature and paints of the nude

key aspects of his artwork

• Tititan had loose brushwork and warmer tones (?) by the mid century

• Titans works have a distinct pattern of unease, and people found the narrative of his works to be indeterminate 

• He made a lot of work surrounding Christ

  • Balances the OPTIC and the HAPTIC

• He used foreshortening techniques in some works 

• He uses broad brush strokes and impasto

• Space is dense

• Closeness = a level of distortion (?)

• One of the first to create a relationship between the gazes of people in the portrait and the viewer

the role of gazes in forming perspective in titians work

Spacing and distancing effect due to the position of vision of the figure IN the painting (their gazes and the angle of their gazes)

many of the subjects in his paintings made eye contact with the viewer

optic vs haptic meaning

haptic = sense of touch, and emotional states

optic = visual aspects

who does he have a super similar style to and why

• super similar too Bellini a leading venice artist bc he was his mentor!

  • some work cannot be discerened if it is titians or bellinis

key colors

shimmering reds!!!

red and white shimmering combos

why was he considered revolutionary / a break from tradition

bc he is consistent w/renaissance idea of centrality of man in paintings, but had a focus on differentiation and contrast

what hair color is associated with him

red gold hair

whats so special abt his painting “assumption of the virgin”

• a painting in the basillica de santa maria in venice

• made in 1516-1518

• largest painting on wood panels in the world

• 22ft tall

• painted oil on 22 planks

• → confirmed his position as the leading artist in the city

• features:

  •  Dominance of red!!!

  • Dominant aspect of pictorial composition

  • A very dynamic piece, unlike his mentors static work

  • Grand yet delicate

who did he make many portraits of

• venus portraits (goddess), who was usually depicted in his work nude

what is a theme he has many works of

• Many works of nude partiers

• Themes in his works: voluptous and intertwined bodies as a focal point, spread accross the canvas side to side marking the diff between foreground and bg with a horizon line in the middle and areas of red and intricate details throughout

• Technique of obscuring and layering elements with tons of detail in bg

• Creates depth, but flattens it with all the details

what happened to his work as he aged

As he aged his work became denser and darker

what was special abt his portaits?

• He was a leading portraitist

  • Features subjects whose gaze is far away

  • Said to made psychological portraits

titian full name

Tiziano Vecelli (Titian),