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Show - 82 ';im? u, : - 'tK Ch, . of art treasures; J eel or wtol to JlV4 and after having em Titian's Voifc, he 'sent oil at did not 'de vote all 'his time, and talents to. invitation for Titian to the paintings wanted Tor the Doge Palace, on. a pressing invitation that inde' Titian had five assistants, yet he could come to him, which artist heeded not, except through scarcely fill the orders for paintings as they pendent r..int;.-,Court, till ivW when he came in, and through many of them ran a In Mayof the thread. of the love he. still, cherished for the again painted the Emperor of the i man wa3 niftr Pntint Atfthis childhood. his of scenes sameyeai, poetical of the collec- - j "Till: . n th-tii- Empire, and Superiutendan: In .1537 litiarf tion of Roman painted the portraits of twelve became Emperors. AUof these paintings Titian celebrated, iu the latter part of 1537 had s' nhe' financial tremble with. the of Tentandwas nearly losing his position as State Artist.through the treachery of his enemy Pardone but he regained the favor of the Council by painting one of his best works. In 1539 "The Preseuta tion in the Temple," now in the Venetian and Gallery, was Titian's next important most gorgeous work. In 1542 Titian painfed the portrait of for him the Pope Paul III., that gained name of " The Character Painter." This picture was said to look so. natural that .it Sometime after was almost "life itself." this he returned to his Mountain Studio where he painted the " Ecce Homo " of refused 1543 for which the Royal owner thousand dollars. In 1544 there thirty-fivof the portrait ol was several copies-modthe Empress, the- beloved wife of Charles V. that was painted by Titian when the years of age; one lady was'only twenty-fivcopy was presented to the Emperor, and was the dearest treasure of his hearty Titian up to this time' having served .his State about 31 years, fir.ds himself just in the f his .wonderful manhood, at about with eye and hand the age of sixty-two- , ts jor-trai- j Art-Treasures. - fr pre-ve- nt of. - e - e : . they were in his youth. ' work! A THE CHRIST OFT HE T3U15UTE - . Titian's favorite style of painting the Madonna was as a true, loving, motherly woman, getting the idea from the mother of his own children whom he loved so well. Titian finished "The Martyrdom of Martyn," in 1529 .after two years St.-Pete- For this great painting Titian received the reward offered by the Brotherhood of St. Peter. We next find Titian in the winter of 1529 and 30 it Bologna ming-- . ling in the festivities surrounding the grand ceremony'of crowning Charles V. 'by Pope Clement VII: Though Titian was tired of Court life his artistic pulse must 'Have quickened, at.. the sight of the com- biued splendor of, this ceremony,: and the brilliantly arrayed company of statesmen, soldiers and scholars with their retinue from all .Germanv and Italv. The first portrait he painted on this occasion was that ot Pope Clement, which is now m the Bridge water Gallery, London. The next one was of Charles V. who was so well work. r CHRIST." , "THK MADONNA 1)1 . CASA PESARA," Some of the characters in this "painting a re, S t. Pe ter S L . At hony ; S t .IT horn asa r in Knight bearing the 'Jeweled staff of the Church. It waspaiiitcd in 1526 and isjiow in one of the greatest churches of Venice. . 1 THIS M.VVTYRDOM OF ST. PETER MARTIN." This painting combines all of Titian's best talents in the artistic line, and is one of the most wonderful pictures in the world. It was painted for, and won the prize oiTcr-eby the Brotherhood of St. Peter. The Venetian Government so loved this painting that they ordered any one put to death who dared remove it from its resting place. Upon beholding this picture the beholder was said to feel as if the air yere darkened with grief; it was burned in 1867. d "THE MADONNA DEL CONIGIJO." . ' This varies somewhat from the usual style of Madonna's ; instead of presenting a grave or sad appearance, it shows the Madonna sitting on the green grass fond ling a pet white rabbit . It is now in the Louvre at' Paris, the greatest Art Gallery in the woild. MONEY." 1 1 THE ECCE HOMO, This is now in the National Gallery and shows perhaps more clearly than any other the hue spiritual thoughts Titian had of Christ, when he painted this picture of Christ turning from the Magdalen. This painting is 'noticed for its tranquility and its poetical beauty. This .was painted when the lady was only twenty-fiv.years ofi age. She was then the beloved wife of Charles V-- and when upon his death bed his last wish was ' one last look at his wife, the EmprchS." !. - 1 To give the necessary amount of solitude to paint so sad a picture as this, Titian retired to his mountain studio and there ir. 1543 he painted the finest Eccc Homo ever given to the world of art; it was said to be as good if not better than theone painted by Correggio, For this picture the. royal owner refused forty-fivthousand dollars. ( . ' e " THE PORTRAIT OF THE EMPRESS.". e . - , (Mrs.)E. S. - D. - - T I IE. VI RGIN'S R EST , ' ' j f uia pui irau oecarae now in the Royal Gallert' at Madrid. There was so much Royal praise and 'A feag reception was held at the Parkti" House, Boston, the afienioou before the election, under the auspices of the Ameri-caWoman's Sound Money League. Mrs." --Marion McBride-presided o.v4irthe'vati6iial-Galleiy7- and read a:., "report. from thirty-on- e states in Which wvoaaen , "THE JJUKIi ALFONSO" ' have been Working;. for the cause, "Mrs. JIs .the famousportrait of the Duke Sewall Read spoke for the Woman's Rel ief. b' Corps. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe also spoke as painted by Titian for the women and recited her poem on the flag written during the war. Prof. Augus- ' tus Bedford delivered a lecture on the de- ' " The annunciation, ' velopment of the American flag, .and illustrated it with miniature flags. - Among Vas,painted before ,5,9, and 'X noted the other speakers were Rev. E. A. Horton ' and Rev. A. A. Berl, .7 Is a stinset scene, showing the Virgin and Child in compauy with St. John and St. Catharine, and is celebrated for its peaveilly pathos and solemn grandeur and firmTnwdtTtTis e iuuuu y ure,iKi. celebrated and is i I n -- j T If wiHos ! ! . T" -- - . favor bestowed at 4nice he returned to laden and rewards, envied of his artistic powers T by all. In 1532 Charles V. rode into Italy t? receive the homage, of lit r Princes. The'; . entombment or : Titian made this painting to prove to the critics that he had the finest artistic touch It is said as well as the greatest power. l.that the most delicate veins are discernable, and that each hair in the ringlets on Christ's shoulders can be counted. - This is claimed as the most perfect easel picture. Venice ever produced "THE NOI,i ME TANGERE." -- 1pleasedrtrmt-hebecnmerth- S FA- DESCRIPTION OF SOME OF TITIAN " MOUS PAINTINGS. '.. . , . - ; - - -- Was painted iu the Autumn of 1523. Iu the painting are seen the figures of Nicode-mu- s and Joseph bearing the body of the This painting is Savior to the tomb. famousfor its wonderful lights and shadows. ; -- r " ASSUMPTION 01 THE VIRGIN," ."Tin-- State-Counci- ; vi-r.- Is one of Titian's: masterpieces, and best single. oil painting iif the .world,; ex. cept perhaps one on the same, subject by cau-.- d Raphael.. It is this painting that the beholder to say J' It reminds me uf music." Though darkened and faded if is still the pride of the Venetian Gallery. . time Titian painted a great many Court and one of himself. That was called, by all his peopled" The precious gift of our relative Titian." In 1521 Alfonso invited Titian to spend Christmas with him and visit the Pope at Rome he again refused lelov-ed- . the, Royal invitation, returning to his Venice, " the Home of all Artists." Wlirn asked why he did not" accept the invitation to visit the Pope lie replied., "he was tired of Courts and' 'Princes," but he must have, formed a liking for high life while at Court upon returning to, Venice he purchased a fine house and, " lived splendidly ;" yet the possession' of great, wealth and loss of companions did not his continuous painting, for it was .in these, the most brilliant years of his life, in that Venetian studio, he painted some of "which occupy his best pictures, many prominent places' in the great art galleries of the world Titian's reputation- had by this tim spread throughout all Europe, so that some of the Kings beseeched the Vene-- , ' tian Government to allow him to paint their In 1523 he was permitted to portraits. paint the portrait of the. King of France, and the letter of introduction he bore to the - King from the State CVaned" of Ten ran thus in part " This is Titian, most excel lent in art, but modest and gentle withal.'' ' Then followed another long visit to the Duke Alfonso where he painted several of Then back to I) is. finest Festive pictures. the Council where in the latter part'of 1523 lie painted i iie iiutoinbiucul of Christ and the V Glorious Madonna.' that caused Pardoue. hisliibsrhitter enemyrtd give expression to his admiration of this great Ssage is deli archangel as, t lie Hfvi ne . ed to the Virgin.- j . -I ; |