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It was about the beginning of the 1540s that Titian received commissions for a great number of pictures from the brothers of Santo Spirito, who possessed the work of his early career, the San Marco Enthroned. One altarpiece represented the ''Descent of the Holy Spirit'', but having been damaged had to be restored later by Titian. The picture on the same subject, which is now in the Church of the Salute, belongs to another period in Titian's activity. The whole collection of art treasures from Santo Spirito was transported to the Church of the Salute in the seventeenth century, where they remain today.Gronau 1904, p. 123.Ricketts 1910, p. 102.
In the ceiling of the sacristy of the Salute, above the altar, are three creations of this period (): ''
"Titian's Old Testament Cycle"
''Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes'', 29: pp. 193–205. * Ricketts, Charles (1910). ''
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: ''Davide e Golia'') is an oil painting
Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. It has been the most common technique for artistic painting on wood panel or canvas for several centuries, spreading from Europe to the rest of ...
by the Venetian painter Titian
Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio (; 27 August 1576), known in English as Titian ( ), was an Italians, Italian (Republic of Venice, Venetian) painter of the Renaissance, considered the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school (art), ...
. It was made in about 1542–1544 for the church of Santo Spirito, but is now in the basilica of Santa Maria della Salute
Santa Maria della Salute ( en, Saint Mary of Health), commonly known simply as the Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located at Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the city of Venice, Italy.
It stands on the narr ...
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Subject
ThePhilistines
The Philistines ( he, פְּלִשְׁתִּים, Pəlīštīm; Koine Greek (LXX): Φυλιστιείμ, romanized: ''Phulistieím'') were an ancient people who lived on the south coast of Canaan from the 12th century BC until 604 BC, when ...
had come up to make war against Saul and, as the rival camps lay opposite each other, the warrior Goliath came forth day by day to challenge to single combat. Only David ventured to respond, and armed with a sling and pebbles he overcame Goliath. The Philistines, seeing their champion killed, lost heart and were easily put to flight. The giant's arms were placed in the sanctuary, and it was his famous sword which David took with him in his flight from Saul.
History
It was about the beginning of the 1540s that Titian received commissions for a great number of pictures from the brothers of Santo Spirito, who possessed the work of his early career, the San Marco Enthroned. One altarpiece represented the ''Descent of the Holy Spirit'', but having been damaged had to be restored later by Titian. The picture on the same subject, which is now in the Church of the Salute, belongs to another period in Titian's activity. The whole collection of art treasures from Santo Spirito was transported to the Church of the Salute in the seventeenth century, where they remain today.Gronau 1904, p. 123.Ricketts 1910, p. 102.
In the ceiling of the sacristy of the Salute, above the altar, are three creations of this period (): ''Cain and Abel
In the biblical Book of Genesis, Cain ''Qayīn'', in pausa ''Qāyīn''; gr, Κάϊν ''Káïn''; ar, قابيل/قايين, Qābīl / Qāyīn and Abel ''Heḇel'', in pausa ''Hāḇel''; gr, Ἅβελ ''Hábel''; ar, هابيل, Hāb ...
'', '' Abraham and Isaac'', and ''David and Goliath''.
Analysis
Georg Gronau writes of these three pictures collectively:See also
*List of works by Titian
This incomplete list of works by Titian contains representative portraits and mythological and religious works from a large oeuvre that spanned 70 years. (Titian left relatively few drawings.) Painting titles and dates often vary by source.
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* ''David and Goliath'' (Caravaggio)
* ''David and Goliath'' (Gentileschi)
References
Sources
* Biadene, Susanna, ed. (1990). "Ceiling of the Church of Santo Spirito in Isola". Translated by Hecker, Sharon; Rylands, Philip; Wilkins, Elizabeth. In ''Titian: Prince of Painters''. Italy: Prestel. pp. 255–56. * Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Goliath". ''Encyclopædia Britannica
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''. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 225.
* Gronau, Georg (1904). ''Titian
Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio (; 27 August 1576), known in English as Titian ( ), was an Italians, Italian (Republic of Venice, Venetian) painter of the Renaissance, considered the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school (art), ...
''. London: Duckworth and Co; New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 123–25, 300.
* Kahr, Madlyn (1966)"Titian's Old Testament Cycle"
''Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes'', 29: pp. 193–205. * Ricketts, Charles (1910). ''
Titian
Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio (; 27 August 1576), known in English as Titian ( ), was an Italians, Italian (Republic of Venice, Venetian) painter of the Renaissance, considered the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school (art), ...
''. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. pp. 102, 103.
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