Word: titians
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Wright's argument is cleverly sustained, though at times loose and mystical in diction. Like all large generalizations, it is too much simplified, and some pertinent questions might well be asked. What would Titian, Hals, Vermeer, Velasquez- colorists extraordinary-have said to the charge that color was only an incident to their art? Probably they would have replied in words not dissimilar to those of Ingres, when a visitor to his studio asked: " Does M. Ingres, the celebrated draughtsman, live here...
Raphael's Crucifixion, a Titian Madonna and Child, and paintings by Gentile Bellini, Fra Bartolommeo, Correggio, Palma (Il Vecchio) and Tintoretto were bequeathed to the National Gallery, London, in the collection of the late Dr. Ludwig Mond, on the death of his widow. The Raphael was painted when the artist was only 16, and is worth...
...Buda Pesth, at the sale of a private collection, was discovered a lost painting by Titian...
...clever "faker". It is necessary only to find in some garret a respectable painting; sufficiently powdered with dust and old-looking, tell the world about it, and the hoax is sure to find a buyer. The work may not succeed in the distinction of being called a Titian or a Rembrandt for long, but if advertised properly is sure to fool someone who knows nothing about art and buys for the name alone. Under modern methods of publicity, "finds" can be staged which will outdo Mark Twain's story of the success of Francois Millet. Even the sacro-sanct...
...been acquiring for many years is unique among private collections in its completeness, variety, and setting. Paintings and sculpture from all over the world, and of the different epochs are to be seen harmoniously arranged together. In the collection are original masterpieces by the great Italian painters Raphael, Botticelli, titian, and Giotto, the Flemish Van Dyck, Rubens, and Rembrandt, and the Spaniard Velasquez. Besides paintings, there are numerous other well known pieces of art, such as Romanesque sculptures and a bust by Cellini...