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| Artist | Titian |
| Year | c. 1515 [1] |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 97 cm× 81.2 cm(38 in× 32.0 in) |
| Location | Alte Pinakothek, Munich |
Vanity is an oil painting by the Italian late Renaissance painter Titian, dated to around 1515 and now held at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, Germany.
The work was perhaps in Emperor Rudolf II's gallery in Prague, before becoming part of that of the Electors of Bavaria. It has part of the Munich museum's collection since 1884. The first mention dates to 1748, as a work by Francesco Salviati. It was later attributed to Palma the Elder, Giorgione, il Pordenone and finally Titian.
Radio analysis has proved the presence of workshop additions (in particular to the mirror) above an original, probably by Titian, based on the Woman at the Mirror . [2]
The painting portrays an idealized beautiful woman, a model established in the Venetian school by Titian's master Giorgione with his Laura . She holds an oval mirror with a frame, which reflects some jewels and a maid who is searching in a case.
The woman was portrayed by Titian in numerous other works of the period, including the Woman at the Mirror , Salome and Flora , as well as some Holy Conversations. [3]
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Lucretia and her Husband Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus or Tarquin and Lucretia is an oil painting attributed to Titian, dated to around 1515 and now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The attribution to this artist is traditional but uncertain - the brightened palette suggests it could instead be by Palma Vecchio. However, others identify the painting as part of Titian's series of half-length female figures from 1514 to 1515, which also includes the Flora at the Uffizi, the Woman with a Mirror at the Louvre, the Violante and the Young woman in a black dress in Vienna, Vanity in Munich and the Salome at the Galleria Doria Pamphilj. There is an early copy in the Royal Collection.
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Balbi Holy Conversation is an oil painting by the Italian late Renaissance painter Titian, dated to around 1513, and now held at the Fondazione Magnani-Rocca in Traversetolo, near Parma, northern Italy.
Woman with a Mirror is an oil on canvas painting by Titian, dated to c. 1515. It is held in the Musée du Louvre, in Paris.
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The Legend of Polydoros or The Forest of Polydorus is an oil on panel painting, attributed to Titian, from c. 1506-1508. It is held in the Musei civici, in Padua. It forms a pair with The Birth of Adonis - they both formed part of a cassone and were left to their present home by Emo Capodilista in 1864. Then attributed to Giorgione, they are now generally attributed to Titian, though a few art historians attribute them instead to Romanino.
The Virgin and Child Between Saints Anthony of Padua and Roch is an oil painting on canvas of c. 1508 by Titian, originally given to Philip IV of Spain by his viceroy of Naples, Ramiro Núñez de Guzmán, and now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
Portrait of a Man is an oil painting by Titian, made about 1515, now in the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
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The Concert or The Interrupted Concert is a c. 1510–1511 oil on canvas painting by Titian, now in the Galleria Palatina, in Florence. A copy in the Galleria Borghese includes an additional fourth figure.
Madonna and Child with Three Saints or Adoration of the Christ Child with Saints is a c.1519 oil on canvas painting by Titian, now in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. From left to right the adoring saints are Francis of Assisi, Jerome and Anthony Abbot.