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- Painted from 1516 to 1518, Titian’s Assumption of the Virgin, popularly known as the Assunta, is the largest painting on wood panel in the world and among the most influential altarpieces in European art.
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The Assumption of the Virgin or Frari Assumption, popularly known as the Assunta, [1] is a large altarpiece panel painting in oils by the Italian Renaissance artist Titian, painted in 1515–1518. It remains in the position it was designed for, on the high altar of the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari or Frari church in Venice.
The elderly, male personification of God peers down at Mary from the golden light of heaven as an angel beside him carries a crown to present to Mary. The entire painting stands at twenty two feet high, and it is said to be the most famous painting of Mary's assumption that was ever created.
Assumption of the Virgin, oil painting on panel created in 1516–18 by Titian as the altarpiece for the church of Santa Maria dei Frari in Venice, Italy, where it remains.
- Mary Cooch
Titian's painting depicts an event that devout Catholics have venerated for centuries - that of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, ascending (or assumed) into Heaven at the end of her life. Catholic tradition states that Mary did not die but instead rose to Heaven, where she presumably continues to live.
- The Renaissance Altarpiece
- Assumption of The Virgin
- Composition and Genres
- Commission & Reception
Who is the audience for a work of art? The Assumption of the Virgin painted by Titian for the church of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari in Venice demonstrates the dual goals of many Renaissance altarpieces: to support liturgical functions within the church and, as an artwork, to address contemporary art theory—and critics. Artists crafting works for...
Rising over twenty-two feet above the main altar, Titian’s Assumptioninevitably attracts attention even within the cavernous Gothic space of the Frari church. Framed by the opening within the church’s stone rood screen, the painting can be seen from the main entrance. It depicts the Virgin Mary as she ascends to heaven from her deathbed. Christ’s a...
Unlike other paintings of the same subject, Titian’s composition for the Assumption ambitiously combines previously separate approaches to altarpieces. 1. a devotional figure Devotional images generally include only a single figure, who could be the focus of prayer. To ensure the figure of the Virgin could serve as a devotional image, Titian center...
Art historians have wondered what role commission stipulations played in the unusual composition of the Frari’s main altarpiece. There were more senior (and famous) artists in Venice. The choice of the younger Titian over Giovanni Bellini might be explained by the elder artist’s death on November 16, 1516. No contract for the Frari’s main altarpiec...
Feb 18, 2022 · The Assumption of the Virgin or Frari Assumption is a large altarpiece panel painting in oils by the Italian Renaissance artist Titian, painted in 1515–18. It remains in the position it was designed for, on the high altar of the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari or Frari church in Venice.
Oct 14, 2023 · Titian painted Assumption of the Virgin during the years of 1516 to 1518. This oil on panel creation measures 690 cm by 360 cm and is housed today in the large alter space of the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari in Venice.
