| Balbi Holy Conversation | |
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| Artist | Titian |
| Year | c. 1513 [1] |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 137 cm× 184 cm(54 in× 72 in) |
| Location | Fondazione Magnani-Rocca, Traversetolo |
Balbi Holy Conversation (Italian : Sacra conversazione, also known as Titian Madonna and Child with Sts Catherine and Dominic and a Donor) is an oil painting by the Italian late Renaissance painter Titian, dated to c. 1513. It is now held at the Fondazione Magnani-Rocca, in Traversetolo, near Parma.
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The work was originally part of marquess Balbi's collection at Genoa, hence the name. It is a work from the artist's youth, set in an open landscape, with some Giorgione influences but already some personal elements, such as the asymmetrical composition and the full figures.
