La Gloria (Titian)
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La Gloria is a painting by Titian, commissioned by Charles V in 1550 or 1551 and completed in 1554. It was first given this title by José Sigüenza in 1601 — it is also known as The Trinity, The Final Judgement , Paradise, and Adoration of the Trinity.[1]
It shows an image from
The City of God describing the glory gained by the blessed and on the right includes Charles himself, with his wife Isabella of Portugal, his son Philip II of Spain, his daughter Joanna of Austria, his sisters: Mary of Hungary and Eleanor of Austria, all wearing their shrouds. Titian's signature is shown on a scroll held by John the Evangelist. ″On a lower level [at the right] are two elderly bearded men identified as Pietro Aretino and Titian himself in profile.″[2]
At the top is an image of the
Saint John the Baptist. The painting also features King David, Moses and Noah, along with a figure in green identified as Mary Magdalene, the Erythraean Sibyl, Judith, Rachel
or the Catholic Church.
Charles took it to the
Prado Museum
, where it is today.
See also
References
- ^ Sheila Hale, in Titian: His Life (HarperCollins, 2012), pp. 533 et al., calls it ″Adoration of the Trinity.″
- Xavier F. Salomon, chief curator at the Frick Collection, however, writes, "[O]ften in art history things get repeated over and over again and become 'facts'. There is no reason for Aretino to be in Titian’s Gloria and the man usually identified as Aretino barely looks like him. I am absolutely convinced it is not him."