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Flemish masterpieces in Venice: the exhibition From Titian to Rubens

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FLEMISH MASTERPIECES IN VENICE: THE EXHIBITION FROM TITIAN TO RUBENS

Flemish masterpieces are in Venice for an exhibition curated by the director of Rubenshuis in Antwerp, with the scientific direction of Gabriella Belli, director of the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia.

A unique exhibition, housed in the Doge’s apartments at the Doge’s Palace in Venice, which will examine the cultural ferment which swept across Europe between the 16th and the 17th centuries, bringing also some works which are rarely on loan back to Venice.

The Flemish masterpieces on exhibition in Venice

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Venus of Urbino: 5 things to know

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Venere Urbino | Tiziano Vecellio

THE VENUS OF URBINO: 5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE MOST SENSUAL PAINTING BY TITIAN

The Venus of Urbino is one of the most sensual paintings by Titian.
It was one of the most famous paintings of the 16th century, and there were many copies and reproductions over the following centuries.

Here are 5 things to know about The Venus of Urbino.

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Works by Titian: 2 days in Venice

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WORKS BY TITIAN: WHERE YOU CAN FIND AND SEE WORKS BY TITIAN IN VENICE

Works by Titian. Great exhibitions often offer the chance to admire masterpieces of artists we love.
Among the great events in Treviso in autumn 2016 there is the exhibition “Tiziano. Rubens. Rembrandt” (“Titian Rubens Rembrandt”), and one of the work on exhibition that I look forward to admiring is the “Venere che sorge dal mare (“Venus rising from the sea”) by Titian.
But few minutes far from Treviso lies Venice, and there you may find some of the most important works of this artist.

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Amor sacro e amor profano (sacred and profane love)

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Titian | Amor sacro e amor profano | sacred and profane love

AMOR SACRO E AMOR PROFANO (SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE): TITIAN’S MYSTERIOUS PAINTING

Amor sacro e amor profano (Sacred and profane love). Titian was one of the most important Renaissance artists, and his works entered the most prestigious private and public art collections in the world.
Among them there was Cardinal Scipione Borghese’s art collection.
In 1608 he bought Titian’s most mysterious painting, known as Amor sacro e amor profano (Sacred and profane love).

In this post I will explain you why.

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Titian painter: photo gallery of Titian’s paintings

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Tiziano Vecellio | Venere di Urbino

Tiziano painter – Venere di Urbino (1538). Galleria degli Uffizi di Firenze.

TITIAN PAINTER: PHOTO GALLERY OF TITIAN’S PAINTINGS

Titian painter. Titian is certainly my favourite Renaissance artist. He had a formidable talent, that he showed since he was a child, but above all he managed to pursue his career wisely.

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