Gozzi Altarpiece

1520 painting by Titian

Gozzi Altarpiece

ArtistTitianYear1520MediumOil on panelDimensions320 cm × 206 cm (130 in × 81 in)LocationPinacoteca civica Francesco Podesti, Ancona

The Gozzi Altarpiece is an oil painting by the Italian Renaissance master Titian, dating from 1520. It is located in the Pinacoteca civica Francesco Podesti in Ancona, central Italy.

History

The painting is the first dated work by Titian. It was commissioned by Alvise Gozzi, a merchant from Ragusa (modern Dubrovnik) who was active in Venice, for the church of San Francesco. The presence of a view of Venice in the background had a political message: in 1510 Pope Julius II had given freedom of navigation and commerce to Ancona at the expense of Venice, but in 1520 the European situation had cancelled this privilege. The presence of the Saints Francis and Blaise, respectively symbolizing Ancona and Ragusa, was thus a hint to their submission of Venice, represented by the Virgin Mary.^[1]

Description

The painting depicts the Madonna and Child appearing on a cloud, above a sunset sky with golden, orange and red colors. They are flanked by a clothed cherub and two naked cherubs, who offer Mary laurel crowns. Below are the saints Francis of Assisi, who shows his stigmata, and Blaise, patron saint of Ragusa, who points at the heavenly tableau while he rests a hand on the shoulder of the kneeling donor.

The composition was perhaps inspired by Raphael's Madonna of Foligno, although developed according to Titan's more modern and lively style.^[2]

Notes

^ Zuffi, Stefano (2008). Tiziano. Milan: Mondadori Arte. p. 32. ISBN 978-88-370-6436-5.
^ Valcanover, Francesco (1969). L'opera completa di Tiziano. Milan: Rizzoli. p. 102.

References

"Madonna col bambino (Pala Gozzi)". Regione Marche. Archived from the original on 2 January 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2012.

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A Man with a Quilted Sleeve (c. 1509)
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Jacopo Sannazaro (c. 1514–1518)
Gian Giacomo Bartolotti da Parma (c. 1515)
A Knight of Malta (c. 1515)
Vincenzo Mosti (c. 1520)
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Alfonso I d'Este (1523)
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Pardo Venus (1551)
Venus with a Mirror (1555)
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Diana and Actaeon (1556–1559)
Diana and Callisto (1556–1559)
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The Concert (c. 1543–1564)
Venus Blindfolding Cupid (c. 1565)
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Nymph and Shepherd (c. 1570)
Tarquin and Lucretia (comp. 1571)
Flaying of Marsyas (1570–1576)

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Lochis Madonna (1508–1510)
St. Mark Enthroned (c. 1510)
The Gypsy Madonna (c. 1510)
Holy Family with a Shepherd (c. 1510)
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Balbi Holy Conversation (c. 1513)
Noli me tangere (c. 1514)
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The Tribute Money (c. 1516)
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