His Most renowned Painting - Assumption of the Virgin - Titian
"Assumption of the Virgin" is a costly and no less than a divine creation by Tiziano Vecellio, popularly known as Titian, one of the most versatile painters from Italy in the sixteenth century. The painting, "Assumption of the Virgin" is a huge oil painting measuring 690 cm × 360 cm (270" × 140"), painted while 1516-18. It is presently placed in the Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari (commonly called Frari), a illustrious church at Venice, in the northern part of Italy. A 22' high altarpiece, the work is considered the biggest one in the entire city.
His Most renowned Painting - Assumption of the Virgin - Titian
"Assumption of the Virgin" interprets a scene of Virgin Mary's rise to heaven. The body of the painting can be divided into three safe bet portions, bottom, middle, and upper. The lowest most or the first portion consists of the Apostles, who have their hands raised towards sky, except the Apostle named St. Peter, whose arms are folded. The Apostles are gazing at Virgin Mary with the mixed expressions of pleasure and wonder. In the next or the middle portion, Virgin Mary is standing on the illuminated clouds, floating in the middle of Apostles and God. Innumerable winged celestial being, called Cherubs, can be seen surrounding Virgin Mary. The Cherubs are representing the sentiments of glorifying and honoring the whole act in a dramatic manner, thereby imparting a merry mood to the painting. The topmost and the last portion is showing God, the deity, the supernatural originator of the universe accompanied by one Cherub, carrying the Holy Crown of Glory to venerate mom Mary.
Titian chose golden brown color as the background in "Assumption of the Virgin" to pay tribute to the tradition of Venetian mosaics. This artwork is a pre-figuration of styled images all over. The selection of colors and the figuration of every image in the painting evoke a dramatic and glorifying environment. A keen look at the painting demonstrates Titian's perfect positioning of the dark and the light elements, as contrast. The balanced chromatic result in the work provides it a soft and delicate look, embroidered with colors.
"Assumption of the Virgin" did not gain immediate applaud from the spectators, as they were not ready for the innovative understanding of Titian. Later though, this piece shot him to fame in Venice. In the year 1818, the painting was taken to the Venice Academy, a museum gallery of pre-nineteenth century art in Venice. It was however, restored to its former location in Frari in 1919.
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