| Portrait of Jacopo Sannazaro | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Artist | Titian |
| Year | c. 1513–1518 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 85.7 cm× 72.7 cm(33.7 in× 28.6 in) |
| Location | Buckingham Palace |
| Accession | RCIN 407190 |
Portrait of Jacopo Sannazaro, also known as Portrait of a Man, is an oil painting by the Venetian master Titian, dated to about 1513. [1] It is part of the Royal Collection, and hangs in Buckingham Palace.
Both the names formerly given to this picture, Boccaccio and Alessandro de' Medici , are incorrect. [2] The sitter is now thought to be Jacopo Sannazaro, a poet and humanist from Naples. This identification was first proposed by Georg Gronau in 1895, and is supported by an early copy of the painting (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool) inscribed Sincerus Sannzarius ("Actius Sincerus" was a known alias of Sannazaro). [1]
The portrait has been dated variously from c. 1511 to the early 1520s. The style of the sitter's clothing and hair suggest a date closer to 1513; certainly before 1520. [1] According to Gronau, "It has in style its companion in the Parma at Vienna, and must have been painted about 1511. It shows the period of transition from the purely Giorgionesque style to Titian's quite personal one." [3]
Georg Gronau notes how a comparison of the few single portraits belonging to Titian's earlier years leads us to observe that in them the hands are made use of as an essential characteristic of the personality. Here the sitter lets his only hand visible rest on a book lying on the parapet in front, while his eyes wander away into space. This makes us suppose him a literary man. [2]
Charles Ricketts, writing in 1910, appraises the work highly:
The 'Alessandro' has few rivals among Titian's finest portraits. Dirt and old varnish have now been removed, and saving the large patch upon the brow, it is in good condition; few works better illustrate that magisterial quality which Reynolds praises in Titian's portraits. In the combination of dignity and simplicity, it ranks with the 'Parma' at Vienna, the 'Man in Black' (Louvre), and with 'L'Homme au Gant,' among his finest works. [4]
This portrait is well known from Van Dalen's engraving. It is said to have belonged to the collection of Charles I; [3] later in the Cabinet Van Reynst, which, after the death of its owner, was acquired by the States of Holland and West Friesland and presented to Charles II in 1660. [3] [1]
Salome, also known as Salome with the Head of John the Baptist, is an oil painting by the Venetian painter Titian, made in about 1550, and currently in the collection of the Museo del Prado in Madrid. It is not to be confused with other compositions of Salome and Judith by Titian.
Girl with a Platter of Fruit, also known as Lavinia Holding a Charger Filled with Fruit, Lavinia as Flora, and Pomona, is an oil painting by the Venetian painter Titian, made in about 1555–1558, and currently in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin.
Portrait of a Man in a Red Cap, also known as Man with a Red Cap, is an oil painting by the Venetian painter Titian, made in about 1516. It is part of the Frick Collection in New York City.
Sisyphus is an oil painting by the Venetian master Titian, made in 1548 or 1549. It is in the collection of the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
Portrait of the Physician Gian Giacomo Bartolotti da Parma, also known as Portrait of a Man, is an oil painting by the Venetian master Titian, made about 1515. The painting is in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Nymph and Shepherd, also called Shepherd and Nymph, is an oil painting by the Venetian master Titian, made about 1570. The painting is in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Portrait of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony is an oil painting by the Venetian painter Titian, made in late 1550 or early 1551. The painting is in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
The Archangel Raphael and Tobias is an oil painting by Titian, dated to about 1512 to 1514, which is currently housed in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice. Another painting by Titian on the same theme, entitled Tobias and the Angel, and dated to about 1540 to 1545, is preserved in the church of the Madonna dell'Orto in Venice.
The Pilgrims at Emmaus, also called the Supper at Emmaus, is a painting by Titian, made about 1533 or 1534, which hangs in the Louvre in Paris.
The Supper at Emmaus is the title shared by several similar works by Titian, two of which are discussed here. The first, made about 1534, is currently on long-term loan to the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. The second, made about 1545 by Titian and his studio, is in the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin.
The Ecce Homo is a large oil painting by Titian, signed and dated 1543, which hangs in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. It is not to be confused with several smaller compositions by Titian.
The Allegory of Marriage, also titled the Allegory of Separation, and formerly known as the Allegory of Alfonso d'Avalos, is an oil painting by Titian, made about 1530 to 1535, in the collection of the Louvre. There are several fairly early copies, done after Titian, including two in the Royal Collection.
Portrait of a Man with a Falcon, also called Portrait of a Man of the Cornaro Family with a Falcon or Giorgio Cornaro with a Falcon, is an oil painting by the Italian painter Titian. It is variously dated from the late 1520s to the 1540s. The painting is in the collection of the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska.
Portrait of Benedetto Varchi, also called Portrait of a Man, is an oil painting by Titian. It was painted in around 1540, and hangs today in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Portrait of Fabrizio Salvaresio is an oil painting by Titian. It is signed and dated 1558, and hangs today in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Portrait of Cardinal Cristoforo Madruzzo is an oil painting by Titian, signed and dated 1552, which hangs in the São Paulo Museum of Art.
The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and an Unidentified Saint, also called the Virgin with Saint John the Baptist, adored by a Donor, is a religious painting by Titian, dated to between 1515 and 1520, which is currently on loan to the Scottish National Gallery.
The Baptism of Christ is a religious painting by Titian, dated to about 1512, in the collection of the Capitoline Museums, Rome.
Portrait of Count Antonio Porcia and Brugnera is an oil painting by Titian, dated to between 1535 and 1540, which hangs in the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan.
Portrait of Doge Andrea Gritti is an oil painting by the Venetian master Titian, painted in the late 1540s, which is part of the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. It is a portrait of Andrea Gritti, who was doge of Venice from 1523 to his death in 1538. A posthumous portrait, it is likely based on earlier depictions of the Doge, including one executed by Titian between 1537 and 1540 for Sala del Maggior Consiglio and destroyed during a fire in 1577.
Attribution:
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain : Gronau, Georg (1904). Titian . London: Duckworth and Co; New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 42–43, 279. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain : Ricketts, Charles (1910). Titian . London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. pp. 46, 54, 64, 178, plate xxxvi.