Beginning with the analysis of two works by Titian (ca. 1488-1576) preserved in the Czech Republic--the so-called -Vanitas- belonging to the Prague Castle Collections, a portrait of a beautiful young woman usually interpreted as an allegory of vanity, and the gruesome -Flaying of Marsyas- housed in the Archbishop's Palace in Kromeriz--Titian: Vanitas deals with the artistic and existential life of the Cadore-born painter and presents the two paintings in the context of Titian's broader production. This volume, edited by Lionello Puppi and Serena Baccaglini and including texts from...
Beginning with the analysis of two works by Titian (ca. 1488-1576) preserved in the Czech Republic--the so-called -Vanitas- belonging to the Prague Ca...