The Venus of Urbino
The representation of the female nude in art history exists in abundance; as does the prototype from which these nudes are styled. The focus of this essay will be the masterpieces Venus of Urbino, 1538, Titian Vecelli painted in the period referred to as the High Renaissance; being a study of methods systems and standardized practice of art. Along with Grande Odalisque, 1814, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, painted during the Neo-Classical period; concerned with the ideal, harmonious, naturalistic style of art. Titian and Ingres were considered some of the most important artists of their time; credited with being both progressive and conservative. Noting the paintings and painters alike stand on their own as genius, their individual contributions are monumental to the respective movements. Despite their separation of close to three centuries, an important comparative link the artist share is through using old forms and new content always referencing previous standards and canon to produce original work. Through identifying each work through their individual form content and context the two works will be contrasted.
Titian is considered to have been the greatest 16th-century Venetian painter, and the shaper of the Venetian colourist and painterly tradition. He is one of the key figures in the history of Western art. Tiziano Vecelli was born in the north of Venice, in 1477; he was trained by both Bellini and Giorgione, and after Giorgione 's early death in 1510 it fell to Titian to complete a number of his unfinished painting (Goffen 1997).
His works were increasingly sought after ,his unexpected gift as historian as a witness and interpreter of the reality of his time, through the vehicle of his portraiture(Farrera 2002), here lies the possibility to follow both the stylistic and human progress of the Titian 's influence on later artists: he was supreme in every branch of painting and revolutionized the oil technique with his free and expressive brushwork and
Titian is considered to have been the greatest 16th-century Venetian painter, and the shaper of the Venetian colourist and painterly tradition. He is one of the key figures in the history of Western art. Tiziano Vecelli was born in the north of Venice, in 1477; he was trained by both Bellini and Giorgione, and after Giorgione 's early death in 1510 it fell to Titian to complete a number of his unfinished painting (Goffen 1997).
His works were increasingly sought after ,his unexpected gift as historian as a witness and interpreter of the reality of his time, through the vehicle of his portraiture(Farrera 2002), here lies the possibility to follow both the stylistic and human progress of the Titian 's influence on later artists: he was supreme in every branch of painting and revolutionized the oil technique with his free and expressive brushwork and
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