Diana and Actaeon (Titian)
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Oil on canvas | |
Dimensions | 185 cm × 202 cm (73 in × 80 in) |
Location | National Gallery and Scottish National Gallery, London and Edinburgh |
Diana and Actaeon is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Titian, finished in 1556–1559, and is considered amongst Titian's greatest works. It portrays the moment in which the hunter Actaeon bursts in where the goddess Diana and her nymphs are bathing. Diana is furious, and will turn Actaeon into a stag, who is then pursued and killed by his own hounds, a scene Titian later painted in his The Death of Actaeon (National Gallery).
Diana is the pale woman second from the right. She is wearing a crown with a crescent moon on it and is being covered by the dark skinned woman at the extreme right who may be her servant. The nymphs display a variety of reactions, and a variety of nude poses.
In 2008–2009, the
To 2005
Diana and Actaeon is part of a series of seven famous canvases, the "poesies", depicting mythological scenes from
The largest share of the collection was thus bought in 1798 by the coal-magnate
The third Duke of Bridgewater was probably inspired to buy the paintings by his nephew,
2008–present
The Sutherland collection has passed by descent to the
Though the campaign received some criticism for the Duke's motives or (from
Speculation began when the original 31 December deadline passed without definite news and the Scottish Government's announcement of a contribution of £17.5 million in January 2009 triggered a political row, with
Titian's poesie series for Philip II
- Danaë, delivered to Philip 1553, now Wellington Collection, with earlier and later versions.
- Venus and Adonis, Museo del Prado, delivered 1554, and several other versions
- The Rape of Europa, c. 1560–1562, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- Diana and Actaeon, 1556–1559, owned jointly by London's National Gallery of Scotlandin Edinburgh
- National Gallery of Scotlandin Edinburgh
- Perseus and Andromeda, Wallace Collection, c. 1553–1562
- The Death of Actaeon, National Gallery, never delivered and not always counted in the series, c. 1559 onwards
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Danaë
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Diana and Actaeon
See also
Notes
- ^ Brigstocke, 180 and 183–184
- ^ Brigstocke, 11
- ^ Jack, Ian (30 August 2008). "The industrial revolution brought Titians and Renoirs to Scotland". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
- ^ "Rembrandt, "Self-Portrait, aged 51" – NGS catalogue entry". Archived from the original on 19 February 2012.
- ^ The loan includes a total of 26 paintings, sixteen from the Orléans Collection. – Brigstocke, 11
- ^ Paul Hills, "Titian's Fire: Pyrotechnics and Representations in Sixteenth-Century Venice", Oxford Art Journal 2007 30(2), pp. 185–204
- ^ Freud, Lucian (22 December 2001). "Artists on art: Freud on Titian". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
- ^ He had previously sold another Titian from the loan – the Venus Anadyomene – to the NGS in 2000.
- ^ Bates, Stephen (28 August 2008). "Art auction: National galleries scramble to keep Titians as duke cashes in". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ^ "Editorial: In praise of... the Bridgewater loan". The Guardian. London. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ^ "National Galleries of Scotland press release". Archived from the original on 19 February 2012.
- ^ Thorpe, Vanessa (16 November 2008). "Arts chiefs warn of harm from Titian crusade". The Observer. London. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
- ^ Jones, Jonathan (31 October 2008). "Enough vulgar Marxism – we must keep Titian's masterpiece". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
- ^ "Nice Titians, Kim". The Mirror. 25 November 2008.
- ^ "Page 3 girls brush up well". The Sun. 20 November 2008.
- ^ "£1 m pledge for Titian masterpiece". BBC News. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
- ^ "£10 m boost for Titian masterpiece". BBC News. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
- ^ Originally running until 30 November, the exhibition was extended by public demand on 19 November.
- ^ Higgins, Charlotte (23 October 2008). "£50 m appeal: Artists back bid to save Titian for nation". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
- ^ "Titian work sparks political row". BBC News. 5 January 2009.
- ^ Higgins, Charlotte (28 January 2009). "Behind-the-scenes wrangling with the duke delays Titian announcement". The Guardian. London.
- ^ Kennedy, Maev (29 December 2009). "Fatal flaw: why masterpieces on loan could be lost to the nation". The Guardian. London.
- ^ a b "Funds secured for Titian painting". BBC News. 2 February 2009.
References
- Brigstocke, Hugh; Italian and Spanish Paintings in the National Gallery of Scotland, 2nd Edn, 1993, National Galleries of Scotland, ISBN 0-903598-22-1
External links
- High definition image on Google art
- Diana and Actaeon – National Galleries of Scotland catalogue entry
- Jones, Jonathan (28 August 2008). "The battle of the Titians". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 30 August 2008.