A Man with a Quilted Sleeve
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| Artist | Titian |
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| Year | c. 1510 |
| Type | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 81.2 cm × 66.3 cm (32.0 in × 26.1 in) |
| Location | National Gallery, London |
A Man with a Quilted Sleeve is a 1510 painting by Titian now held at the National Gallery, London, which acquired it in 1904 as part of Lord Darnley's collection. It was previously thought to be a portrait of the poet Ludovico Ariosto, but this is based on only one 16th-century engraving and is doubted by most modern critics. Art historian Antonio Mazzotta claims it portrays a man from the Barbarigo family described precisely by Vasari.[1] This view has been met with some resistance. Charles Hope, reviewing an exhibition including the piece in the National Gallery in the London Review of Books concluded that claims on early Titian are still too speculative, asking "Why not admit that we still don’t know very much about Venetian painting in the first decade of the 16th century, instead of pretending to a knowledge that we do not possess?"[2]
The work's attribution and dating are based on its style and comparison with other Titian works in the National Gallery, such as La Schiavona. The letters "T. V." on the parapet are usually taken as Titian's initials, though they are also similar to the mysterious "V. V." in several works attributed to Giorgione, such as the Giustiniani Portrait or the Gentleman with a book. The work was part of the collection of Alfonso López and possibly also that of van Dyck, after which it passed to an art dealer in Amsterdam in 1639. It was famous in the 17th century and was an influence on Rembrandt and Joachim von Sandrart.
References
- ^ Antonio Mazzotta, A ‘gentiluomo da Ca’ Barbarigo’ by Titian in the National Gallery, London, The Burlington Magazine, January 2012.
- ^ Charles Hope, At the National Gallery: 'Titian's First Masterpiece', London Review of Books, 24 May 2012, Vol. 34 No. 10. Accessed online on 17 May 2012 at http://www.lrb.co.uk/v34/n10/charles-hope/at-the-national-gallery
Further reading
- Francesco Valcanover, L'opera completa di Tiziano, Rizzoli, Milano 1969.
- Cecilia Gibellini, ed. Tiziano. (I Classici dell'arte.) Rizzoli, Milano, 2003
- Stefano Zuffi, Tiziano, Mondadori Arte, Milano 2008. ISBN 978-88-370-6436-5
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