Titian's eye: power neither avows nor conceals. From: Queen's Quarterly | Date: December 22, 2006| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2006 Queen's Quarterly. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

THE MASTERS of the Renaissance world asked painters--Titian in particular--to lay down their portraits, their effigies, their presence, their majesty: a respected icon of fearsome, enigmatic power. The masters paid generously.

Charles V (1500-1558), Philip II (his son and heir), Francis I, Pope Paul III, doges, noblemen, cardinals and condottieri asserted and imposed themselves. Titian, especially, delineates their individuality, their character, their poise, and leaves any psychologization aside. The powerful are never still, nor passive, nor indifferent, nor dreamy: they ...

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