Balbi Holy Conversation
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| Artist | Titian |
|---|---|
| Year | 1513[1] |
| Type | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 137 cm × 184 cm (54 in × 72 in) |
| Location | Fondazione Magnani-Rocca, Traversetolo |
Balbi Holy Conversation (Italian: Sacra conversazione, also known as Titian Madonna and Child with Sts Catherine and Dominic and a Donor) is an oil painting by the Italian late Renaissance painter Titian, dated to around 1513, and now held at the Fondazione Magnani-Rocca in Traversetolo, near Parma, northern Italy.
The work was originally part of marquess Balbi's collection at Genoa, hence the name. It is a work from the artist's youth, set in an open landscape, with some Giorgione influences but already some personal elements, such as the asymmetrical composition and the full figures.
Notes
- ↑ "Sacra conversazione" (in Italian). Fondazione Magnani Rocca. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
References
- Valcanover, Francesco (1969). L'opera completa di Tiziano (in Italian). Milan: Rizzoli.
External links
- Page at museum website (Italian)
