TitianItalian, 1490–1576Portrait of Pope Paul III
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State Hermitage Museum
Saint Petersburg, Russia
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
About the painting
In the museum's own words — in Russian
В собрании Эрмитажа хранится портрет папы римского Павла III (1468–1549), главы Католической церкви в 1534–1549 годах, известного не только как политического лидера Контрреформации, но и как выдающегося мецената. Произведение относится к числу вариантов знаменитого портрета, исполненного Тицианом в 1543 году для фамильной галереи Фарнезе (ныне — Галерея Каподимонте, Неаполь). Эрмитажный портрет, происходящий из дома самого художника, традиционно приписывался кисти Тициана. Проблема атрибуции трёх сохранившихся версий (Неаполь, Санкт-Петербург, Вена) до настоящего времени не решена окончательно, однако качество эрмитажного полотна не уступает другим вариантам и позволяет рассматривать его как авторское повторение, выполненное при участии мастерской. В сравнении с первоначальным вариантом 1543 года психологическая трактовка образа отличается большей акцентуацией усталости, утратившей прежнюю железную волю.
State Hermitage Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- ГЭ-122
In the catalog
Sources
- State Hermitage Museum
- Image: State Hermitage Museum — Museum open access
Meanwhile, in the life of Titian
The whole life1530–1539
The young Tintoretto in Titian's workshop
According to Tom Nichols, the very young Tintoretto, brought to Titian's studio by his father, probably entered the workshop between 1530 and 1539, but only for a very brief time. According to Ridolfi, after being cast out of the studio he resolved to become a painter by studying the canvases of Titian and the reliefs of Michelangelo, and wrote on his wall the motto “Michelangelo's design and Titian's colour”.
1537–1538
“The Battle of Cadore”: a threat to repay the money
The battle canvas for the Doge's Palace, commissioned in 1513, remained unfinished by June 1537: according to a document dated 23 June 1537 the Council demanded he return the funds paid for the years in which he had done no work, and a serious competitor, Pordenone, who since at least 1520 had challenged Titian's primacy in Venice, was available to replace him. He completed the canvas, the “Battle of Cadore”, in 1538; it was later lost in a fire at the Doge's Palace.
1540 · Workplace
Milan
1540
A pension from the Marquis del Vasto
In 1540 Titian received a pension of 50 ducats from Alfonso d'Avalos, Marquis del Vasto.
15 August 1541
A stipend from Emperor Charles V
On 15 August 1541 Charles V awarded Titian an annual stipend of 100 scudi payable at a bank in Milan.
1542
A contract to supply grain to Cadore
Titian was adept in managing his affairs: he invested in real estate, lent money at interest and dealt in lumber and grain; in 1542 he obtained a contract for supplying grain to Cadore when local stores were low.
