titian assumption virgin Dimensions (inches):57 x 30" for many specialists

for many specialists

This version of Christ with the Crown of Thorns is considered the best achieved by the artist

painted in 1951

articulated in two planes of action

evoking the loneliness and coldness of the morning

titian assumption virgin Dimensions (inches):57 x 30" for many specialistsThis is the largest oil painting that exists and has ever existed in the city of Venice to this day. It remains in the original place where it was painted, in the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Friars. Largely, this work was responsible for skyrocketing Titian's fame in the area, though not without controversy, as many close to the congregation had serious doubts about the quality of the painting. An allegorical altarpiece showing the Assumption of the