At the end of his long, prolific life, Titian was rumored to paint
directly on the canvas with his bare hands. He would slide his
fingers across bright ridges of oil paint, loosening the colors,
blending, blurring, and then bringing them together again. With
nothing more than the stroke of a thumb or the flick of a nail,
Titian's touch brought the world to life. The clinking of glasses,
the clanging of swords, and the cry of a woman's grief. The
sensation of hair brushing up against naked flesh, the sudden blush
of unplanned desire, and the dry taste of fear in a lost, shadowy
place. Titian's art, Maria H. Loh argues in this exquisitely
illustrated book, was and is a synesthetic experience. To see is at
once to hear, to smell, to taste, and to touch. But while Titian
was fully attached to the world around him, he also held the
universe in his hands. Like a magician, he could conjure
appearances out of thin air. Like a philosopher, his exploration
into the very nature of things channelled and challenged the
controversial ideas of his day. But as a painter, he created the
world anew. Dogs, babies, rubies, and pearls. Falcons, flowers,
gloves, and stone. Shepherds, mothers, gods, and men. Paint,
canvas, blood, sweat, and tears. In a series of close visual
investigations, Loh guides us through the lush, vibrant world of
Titian's touch.
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