Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice

by Frederick Ilchman, Linda Borean, Patricia Fortini Brown

For nearly four decades in the 16th century, the careers of Venice's three greatest painters - Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese - overlapped, producing mutual influences and bitter rivalries that change the course of art history. This work elucidates the technical and aesthetic innovations that helped define 'Venetian style'."

Genres: Italy, History, Art History, Art

304 pages, Hardcover

First published March 27, 2009

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally finished! It's a coffee-table book with small print and it just took some chipping away to reach the end. A catalog from an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Art in Boston, this was an enlightening and enjoyable read. I learned quite a bit about all three artists and the similarities and distinctions in their painting styles. The book is well illustrated, mostly in color, and all but one or two essays are what I would call essential reading. Most interesting was the discussion about Titian's talents and how they sparked competition with the other two, although Veronese came closest to duplicating Titian's skill with portraying human figures. A logical follow-up to this text would be to explore any one of the painters in greater depth.