Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice is the first major exhibit focusing on the artistic rivalry of the three great painters of 16th century Venice. Venice was one of the largest and and richest cities in Europe in the 16th century, this great wealth led to a steady demand for paintings which sowed the seeds of innovation and competition amongst the great renaissance artists of Venice. Although Titian was 40 years of age when Veronese was born, four decades of artistic achievement overlap between the artists, Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese. The exhibit, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice, group paintings by these artists according to format, style and subject mater. The juxtaposition of these paintings demonstrates how these artists were influenced by one another and how they used their paintings as critiques.

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