Titian
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Summary
Titian and the End of the Venetian Renaissance covers Titian's long career and diverse body of work, outlining his radical innovations in the traditional Venetian altarpiece; his transformation of portraiture into an art form; and his rapid breakthroughs within Venice's artistic culture. Nichols explores how Titian challenged the city's public values with his competitive professional identity, and argues that his intensely individualized manner of painting led to a departure that effectively ended the Renaissance tradition of painting. Featuring more than 100 illustrations, this groundbreaking book will change the way Titian and the history of Venetian art are seen.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers interested in Renaissance art and the Venetian school
- Students and researchers in art history and art theory
- Art lovers seeking background knowledge before an exhibition
- Readers concerned with artists' professional identity and urban culture
Not a good fit for
- Readers wanting only Titian's life story and gossip
- Beginners without art-history background seeking an easy introduction
- Readers expecting a large-format high-resolution picture book
Reading tips
- Read the introduction first to grasp the author's core argument, then proceed chapter by chapter
- Read alongside the illustrations, focusing on formal changes in altarpieces and portraits
- When reaching the court and individualism sections, briefly note Titian's career choices
- After finishing, revisit the conclusion to test how the author argues for the end of the Renaissance tradition
About the publisher
Founded in 1986, Oriental Press focuses on books in economics and management, inspirational reading, the humanities and social sciences, and lifestyle. Its library of 136 titles spans documentary literature, biography, history, cultural studies, world history and classic works. Representative books include Cao Jinqing's China Along the Yellow River, firsthand accounts of Auschwitz by Maya Lee, Magda Hellinger and others, and Liang Qichao's Scholarly History of China over the Past Three Centuries, Li Jianguo's Chinese Fox Culture and Ma Yong's Zhang Taiyan: A Biography. Its authors include Chinese and international scholars and writers such as Cao Jinqing, Liang Qichao, Li Jianguo, Ma Yong and David Brewster. The list combines academic and cultural works with documentary and biographical titles, and pays attention to collated editions and other forms of textual scholarship. Public information on other publishing activities is limited.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 引言
- 提香的最后一幅画作：见证死亡
- 《圣殇画》的坎坷经历
- 提香究竟有多“威尼斯”？
- 补偿性纪念碑的竖立
- 博采众长：提香的崛起
- 乔瓦尼·贝利尼：威尼斯艺术家的样板
- 乔瓦尼与提香：师父与徒弟
- 提香与威尼斯史诗画
- 乔尔乔内与提香
- 提香的早期肖像画
- 提香的早期神话题材作品
- 提香对老帕尔马作品的重塑
- 重塑传统：圣像画与祭坛画
- 超越时代的提香
- 栩栩如生的圣像画
- 令画面空间富于动感的文化因素
- 用公共绘画类型表达私人价值观
- 是祭坛画，还是艺术品？
- 特立独行：肖像画与“非威尼斯性”
- 文艺复兴时期的威尼斯肖像画
- 提香的肖像画：迎合宫廷品位
- 提香的肖像画：哈布斯堡家族
- 提香的肖像画：帝王题材与帝王气派
- “艺术比自然更有力”
- 独一无二：宗教画、诗意画与提香的晚期风格
- 重述传统的提香
- 提香的混合式诗意画
- 提香的两幅晚期神话题材画作
- 提香的晚期风格激发的初步反响
- 从批判与历史视角看提香的晚期风格
- 硬币两面：在“艺术之父”死后
- 赞助人与价格
- 文字里的提香
- 画家与帝国骑士：提香的自画像
- 表现传承关系的画作
- 体现依附感的画作
- 提香的阴暗面或曰“反面形象”
- 威尼斯画家对提香的回应
- 结论
- 提香与威尼斯文艺复兴的终结
- 最后的弦外之音
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About the author
Tom Nichols is an American scholar and critic born in 1960 and a professor at the U.S. Naval War College. He has long focused on international relations, security affairs, and public intellectual life, and is also known for his commentary and writing for general audiences. The library holds one work by him, Titian, classified under general biography. Based on the available material, his writing tends to translate specialized research into clear narratives for ordinary readers, emphasizing the connection between individuals and their historical context rather than piling up jargon. He is also the author of The Death of Expertise, which discusses professional judgment and public trust, reflecting his role as a commentator. Public information about his education and early career is limited, so no speculation is offered here; readers may learn about his concerns and writing style through his works.
Li Yan is a Chinese author whose works span a notably wide range of subjects. Public information about him is limited, and neither his dates nor his nationality are clearly recorded. The library holds twenty-seven of his works, covering categories such as world history, inspirational growth, exam preparation, applied psychology, medicine, and biography. Representative titles include The Tailor of Auschwitz, The Insomnia Diary, and Titian, showing attention both to history and art and to personal psychology and everyday experience. He has also contributed to reading and writing guides such as the whole-book reading assessment for How the Steel Was Tempered and the fourth edition of Research Paper Writing for Graduate Students, as well as to professional and popular volumes on subjects including case studies in traditional Chinese medicine for mental disorders, a comic-style guide to appropriate techniques for preventing myopia in children and adolescents (2022), and tax accounting. Overall, his writing combines knowledge dissemination with practical guidance for a variety of readers.
