Exhibits highlight two great colorists' different methods Apr 12, 2009
Of course, as visitors to the Museum of Fine Arts show "Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice," which includes "Dana?," will have noticed, an allegiance to "colorito" did not necessarily amount to painting in bright colors ... Where Veronese favored lighter, pastel hues - gorgeously day-lit oranges, blues, pinks, and greens - his rival Tintoretto had a more penumbral bent: His greens were dark and cool, he adored black, and he was incredibly bold in his use of shadow. (Boston Globe)
Art Returned To Heirs Of Holocaust Victims Apr 11, 2009
Another is a portrait of nobleman Alvise Vendramin that is attributed to the school of another Venetian master, Jacopo Tintoretto. Both were hung in the Italian style Doge Suite, where newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst put his most famed visitors, including Winston Churchill and President Calvin Coolidge. (KSBW 8, CA)
Hearst Castle paintings given to owners' heirs Apr 11, 2009
The Venetian paintings that were returned are "Portrait of Alvise Vendramin," attributed to the school of Jacopo Tintoretto, and "Portrait of a Bearded Gentleman," credited to the school of Giovanni Cariani ... Hearst placed the Tintoretto and Cariani in the Doge Suite in the newspaper tycoon's opulent 165-room home in San Simeon in September 1935. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Renaissance Venice's Big Men on Canvas Apr 11, 2009
The complex dynamic of that decades-long game is charted with authority and lots of Cinquencento dazzle in "Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice," an abundant show at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Conceived and co-organized by Frederick Ilchman, a Boston MFA curator, with Jean Habert of the Louvre, it runs through August 16 then moves to Paris, its only other venue. (Time.com)
Visiting the Art Gallery of Ontario Apr 10, 2009
Taking a 25 minute Mini Tour through the Italian Baroque gallery with Virgina, the discovery is Jacopo Tintoretto s brilliant brush work in the painting Christ Washing His Disciples Feet. Tintoretto painted fast, she points out look at the single brush strokes in the clothing. (Suite101.com)
3 Nazi-confiscated works found at Hearst Castle Apr 9, 2009
Two paintings - "Portrait of Alvise Vendramin," attributed to Jacopo Tintoretto, and a painting known as "Portrait of a Bearded Gentleman," credited to Giovanni Cariani - will be returned Friday to Peter Bloch of Boynton Beach, Fla ... Hearst, who evidently did not know about the tainted history of the paintings, placed the Tintoretto and Cariani in the Doge Suite in September 1935. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
A tale of three paintings Mar 30, 2009
The Titian (left), the Tintoretto, and the Veronese ... IN ARTNEWS, FREDERICK Ilchman, a curator at the Museum of Fine Arts, walks readers through one example of how the rivalry among the three subjects of the MFA s current exhibition, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese, played itself out ... In contrast, Tintoretto, who took on the same subject circa 1542, while in his mid-20s a young Turk relative to Titian puts his own spin on things, almost literally: The table is askew, the composition arranged... (Boston Globe)
Venetian finds Mar 16, 2009
This colorful world is yours for the soaking at the Museum of Fine Arts exhibit "Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice." The 56 works on loan from museums and Venetian churches are explored in seven sections, including "The Transformation of Venetian Painting Around 1500," "The Three Protagonists," "Sacred Themes," "Mythology and the Female Nude," and "Portraiture." Today from 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (through Aug. 16). Ticketed admission at half-hour intervals is $25, $23 students... (Boston Globe)
Critic's picks - visual arts Mar 15, 2009
TITIAN, TINTORETTO, VERONESE: RIVALS IN RENAISSANCE VENICE. A stunning show matching up masterpieces by Titian with wonderful works by the two leading artists of the next generation, Tintoretto and Veronese. (Boston Globe)
Renaissance Art Exhibitions 2009 Mar 15, 2009
Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice. The exhibition of approximately 60 works is a study of the three painters' artistic rivalries and a distinctly Venetian style of painting in 16th-century Italy through a careful examination of their allegorical, mythological and religious compositions as well as portraits commissioned by domestic and foreign patrons. (Suite101.com)
Ready to show their stuff Mar 9, 2009
The shindig, to celebrate the opening of the MFA's new exhibit "Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese," attracted more than 1,300 people, including a certain two-time Oscar nominated actor who calls Cambridge home. Yes, John Malkovich and his significant other Nicoletta Peyran toured the exhibit and talked briefly with Rogers. (Boston Globe)
Unlocking the secret of beautiful design with mathematics Feb 22, 2009
ricault, a study of a sculpture of Atlas by Tintoretto, and a stormy depiction of a city under siege by the Dutchman Dirk Langendijk. But none of these beautiful objects, many of which Brock has generously promised to the MFA (where he is on the board of overseers), seems to have as much grip on his imagination as his theory of beautiful design. (Boston Globe)
Showcasing the spoils of war in Sweden Mar 15, 2008
But into the 18th century, as the show recounts, Sweden stocked its libraries and museums and churches with stolen arms, books, altarpieces, textiles and art by painters like Titian and Tintoretto, D. rer and Archimboldo. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Read Article » Oct 31, 2007
While every other museum concocted Monet blockbusters and fancy new buildings by celebrity architects to name after trustees and satisfy the bean counters who judge success by the number of visitors through the turnstiles rather than by the quality and care of the collection, the Prado stuck with Velzquez and Goya and Titian and Tintoretto in rooms of increasingly shabby grandeur. Before such pictures, nothing else really mattered. (International Herald Tribune)
Lessons for the Left on the Price of Civilization Oct 10, 2007
If you visit Venice and tour the churches, schools and museums remember that Titian, Tintoretto and the other remarkable artists were supported by the accumulated prosperity of a thousand years of business effort and careful defensive preparations. The Venetian Arsenal of Democracy. (Human Events Online)
Paris's churches: In communion with a city Oct 9, 2007
ois-Xavier, with a painting by Tintoretto ... But there, framed in gold and hanging nonchalantly under slim fluorescent lights, is a 16th-century "Last Supper" by the Venetian painter Tintoretto ... The only Tintoretto to hang in a Paris church, the 8-by-11-foot painting found its way from Venice to this destination as a gift from a French baroness a century ago. (International Herald Tribune)
'Titian, The Last Act': A sweeping look at the Venetian master's final works Sep 28, 2007
At home Titian was facing competition from the studios of Bassano, Tintoretto, and Veronese, but the Titian name was a valuable one, and clients were prepared to pay for a lesser version of the product so long as the master signed it off himself. The painter's preference for employing even distant relatives limited the pool of talent he could draw upon. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Artists Stare Back at London's Dulwich Gallery: Review by Martin Gayford May 29, 2007
The picture exhibited as Marietta Tintoretto, painter daughter of a famous father, looks like a standard image of a Venetian courtesan (she's holding the sheet music of a sexy madrigal). The last room is a disappointment, giving little sense of the existential edge the 20th century brought to the self portrait --no Picasso, no Bacon, no Beckmann, no Freud, though that Pistoletto is fun. (Bloomberg -- UK)
'Dürer and Italy': A master's impact on Renaissance art May 19, 2007
In Venice none of the major painters remained untouched by him: from Giovanni Bellini, Cima and Vittore Carpaccio to Giorgione, Lorenzo Lotto, Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese. By the mid-16th century, when Giorgio Vasari published his "Lives," D. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Otto Natzler, 99; glazer of daring ceramics Apr 18, 2007
As a child, Natzler discovered art through his uncle's "artist-a-day" wall calendar featuring Rembrandt, Titian, Durer, Tintoretto and other great artists. At 15, his parents enrolled him in a textile design course. (Los Angeles Times)
- Marcel Berlins Apr 4, 2007
A few days ago, as I was wandering around Madrid's Prado museum, mesmerised by its marvellous Tintoretto exhibition (the first large assembly of his works since 1937), Spain's Minister of Culture was unveiling the Prado's 92m extension - in Barcelona. Tate Modern's annexe, given the go-ahead last week, will not be as far from its parent, a matter of yards away on London's South Bank. (Guardian Unlimited)
U.S. heirs to Nazi-looted art sell 4 paintings, donate 1 Mar 7, 2007
Others, including pieces by Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Velasquez, Goya, Rubens, Brueghel, Titian and Tintoretto, remain lost. Von Saher, Goudstikker's daughter-in-law, began seeking the recovery of the Dutch works in 1996, on behalf of herself and her daughters, Jacques Goudstikkers' grandchildren. (Newsday -- State)
Court rules lawyer's fee in Nazi-looted art case is too high Feb 17, 2007
Hundreds of other works Goering took, including pieces by Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Velasquez, Goya, Rubens, Brueghel, Titian and Tintoretto, remain lost. A handful of others were returned to the family by buyers after their origin became known, including the Israel Museum, Germany's Lower Saxony State Museum and one owned by a private American collector. (Newsday -- State)
Dutch court clears heirs' path to ship masterpieces Feb 17, 2007
Hundreds of other works Goering took, including pieces by Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Velasquez, Goya, Rubens, Brueghel, Titian and Tintoretto, remain lost. Goudstikker's granddaughter, Charlene von Saher, said last year, "I hope that our case encourages other families in a similar situation to have the courage, strength and perseverance to pursue a claim.". (Greenwich Time)
24-Hour Layover: A day in Venice Jan 30, 2007
In Napoleons defense, seeing the works of these superb artists (Tintoretto, Titian, Veronese, Bellini and others) laid out in chronological order, offers an extraordinary education in Venetian art. Afternoon AlternativeIf modern arts more your thing, head to the. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Berlin films, Nixon mementos, other masters Berlin International Film Festival Jan 29, 2007
Tintoretto' Pr ado Museum ... Among the Venetian masters of Renaissance painting, Tintoretto (1518- 94) ranks behind only Titian and alongside Veronese ... This exhibition at the Prado is the largest show devoted to Tintoretto in 70 years. (Boston Globe)
Tintoretto's first show for 70 years Jan 29, 2007
a visitor looks at Tintoretto's The Last Supper ... Tintoretto, the 16th-century Italian painter whose huge masterpieces adorn many of Venice's churches and palaces, is having his first major solo exhibition for 70 years ... One church lending paintings to the show is Venice's San Marcuola, where Tintorettos cover two walls. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
