Description: Titian & Tragic Painting Aristotle's Poetics & Rise of Modern Artist Puttfarken Click images to enlarge Description Titian and Tragic Painting – Aristotle′s Poetics and the Rise of the Modern Artist by Thomas Puttfarken Pub. Yale UP, 2005. First edition. Hardcover in dustjacket. vi, 239 pages, illustrated Late in his life Titian created a series of paintings - the 'Four Sinners', the 'poesie' for his patron Philip II of Spain, and the 'Final Tragedies' - that were dark in tone and content, full of pathos and physical suffering. In this major reinterpretation of Titian's art, Thomas Puttfarken shows that the often dramatic and violent subject matter of these works was not, as is often argued, the consequence of the artist's increasing age and sense of isolation and tragedy. Rather, these paintings were influenced by discussions of Aristotle's Poetics that permeated learned discourse in Italy in the mid-sixteenth century. The Poetics led directly to a rich theory of the visual arts, and painting in particular, that enabled artists like Titian to consider themselves on equal footing with poets. Puttfarken investigates Titian's late works in this context and analyses his relations with his patrons, his intellectual and humanistic contacts and his choices of subject matter, style and technique. Very good+ condition, private bookplate to endpaper. Get images that make Supersized seem small.Showcase your items with Auctiva's Listing Templates! THE simple solution for eBay sellers. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter
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Binding: Hardback
Language: English
Non-Fiction Subject: The Arts
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Year Printed: 2005
