TitianItalian, 1490–1576Zes staande heiligen
May one see it?
Unknown
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Dutch
Zes heiligen, staand naast elkaar: Sebastiaan met pijl in zijn borst, Franciscus met kruis, Antonius met lelie, Petrus met sleutel, Nicolaas van Myra met boek en kromstaf en Catharina met een stuk van het rad en een palmtak van het martelaarschap.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-30.972
What it shows
The virgin martyr Catherine of AlexandriaPossible attributes: book, crown, emperor Maxentius, palm-branch, ring, sword, wheelThe bishop Nicholas of Myra (or Bari)Possible attributes: anchor, boat, three golden balls (on a book), three purses, three children in a tub, three maidensThe martyr SebastianPossible attributes: arrow(s), bow, tree-trunkFounder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), Francis(cus) of AssisiPossible attributes: book, crucifix, lily, skull, stigmataThe apostle Peter, first bishop of RomePossible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiaraThe Franciscan monk Antony of PaduaPossible attributes: ass, book, crucifix, flowered cross, flaming heart, infant Christ (on book), lily
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
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”.
1533
Bologna: Count Palatine and Knight of the Golden Spur
In 1533, after painting a portrait of Emperor Charles V in Bologna, Titian was made a Count Palatine and Knight of the Golden Spur; his children were reportedly also made nobles of the Empire. He was court painter to Charles V from 1533 and received from him a heavy gold chain.
1534
His father dies
Titian's father died in 1534.
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.
