Balbi Holy Conversation (Italian: Sacra conversazione, also known as Titian Madonna and Child with Sts Catherine and Dominic and a Donor) 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.
| Balbi Holy Conversation | |
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| Artist | Titian |
| Year | 1513[1] |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 137 cm × 184 cm (54 in × 72 in) |
| Location | Fondazione Magnani-Rocca, Traversetolo |
The work was originally part of marquess Balbi's collection at Genoa, hence the name. It is a work from the artist's youth, set in an open landscape, with some Giorgione influences but already some personal elements, such as the asymmetrical composition and the full figures.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sacra conversazione" (in Italian). Fondazione Magnani Rocca. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
Sources
edit- Valcanover, Francesco (1969). L'opera completa di Tiziano (in Italian). Milan: Rizzoli.
External links
edit- Page at museum website (in Italian)