Titian's Pietro Aretino (Frick Diptych) (Hardcover)

An essay by Xavier F. Salomon, Frick Curator, paired with a contribution by author Francine Prose bring to life one of Titian's most personal and revealing portraits. Author of lives of saints, scurrilous verses, comedies, tragedies, and innumerable letters, Pietro Aretino (1492-1556) attained considerable wealth and influence, in part through literary flattery and blackmail. Little is known of his early years, but by 1527 he had settled permanently in Venice. Among Aretino's friends and patrons were some of the most prominent figures of his time, several of whom gave him gold chains such as the one he wears in this portrait. He was on intimate terms with Titian, who painted at least three portraits of him. Here the artist conveys his friend's intellectual power through the keen, forceful head and his worldliness through the solid, weighty mass of the richly robed figure.

General

Imprint:	D Giles Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2021
Authors:	Francine Prose • Xavier F. Salomon
Dimensions:	235 x 190 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	72
ISBN-13:	978-1-911282-71-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists > General Promotions
LSN:	1-911282-71-9
Barcode:	9781911282716

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