Lives of Titian fifa and Pisanello

and Pisanello

Subjects include anthropological research

is essential reading to anyone curious to see how a particular alchemy works to make an artist’s imagery unforgettable

Mark Speltz

and a Preface to a New Treatise on the Introduction and Progress of the Fine Arts in Europe in Ancient Times

Lives of Titian fifa and PisanelloGiorgio Vasari, Pietro Aretino, Ludovico Dolce, Francesco Priscianese, and Sperone Speroni Biographical accounts by several of Titians contemporaries, including Giorgio Vasari and Pietro Aretino, trace the fascinating and prolific life of this master of the Italian Renaissance. As the most important member of the sixteenth century Venetian school, Titian (ca. 14881576) reached a level of professional success rivaled only by Raphael, Michelangelo, and,