31 de Julho

"Sir, O do not believe that I shall ever achieve

the tenderness or skill of Michaelangelo or the man

from Urbino [Raphael], nor of Correggio and

Parmigianino; but the natural talent I possess,

which is no less than theirs, allows me to take

a new direction that makes me famous for

something in the same way that others

became famous for what they did"

Titian

Diana and Actaeon, 1559

Titian

On loan from the Duke of Sutherland, National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

25 de Julho

"Titian is loved by all the world

because his style breathes life

into the portraits and is hated by

nature for the spirits conjured

by his art put the living to shame"

Pietro Aretino

Bacchanal of the Andrians, 1518-20

Titian

Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid

19 de Maio

"In the portrayal of all that can be seen,

your hand rivals only Nature,

so keenly does it imitate the spirit

within each object, so that Nature itself

begins to doubt which of you is greater

and better"

Pietro Aretino (On Titian)

The Three Ages of Man, 1512

Titian

On loan from the Duke of Sutherland, National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh