The ''Bache Madonna'' or ''Madonna and Child'' is an oil painting on wood by

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), ...

, dating to and belonging to his juvenile period, when he was still strongly influenced by Giorgione. Investigation has suggested that the artist first posed the figures sitting erect in the center of the composition, in the manner of

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. However, the final pose is more informal, emphasising the tender bond between the mother and her child. Past cleaning has caused the picture to lose some definition.

Provenance

Its first recorded owner was Jean de Jullienne in Paris around 1756. It was later acquired by Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter, in whose family collection it remained until 1888. It then passed through several private collections before being acquired in 1928 by

Jules Bache Jules Semon Bache (November 9, 1861 – March 24, 1944) was an American banker, art collector and philanthropist. Early life Julius Bache was born to a Jewish family in New York City. His father, Semon Bache é Bach(1826–1891), emigrate ...

, after whom it is named. After his death it was acquired by the

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in 1949, where it now resides. The work is not on view.

Bibliography

* Francesco Valcanover, ''L'opera completa di Tiziano'', Rizzoli, Milano 1969.

References

External links

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''The Bache Madonna'' on the Metropolitan Museum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bache Madonna Paintings of the Madonna and Child by Titian Paintings in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1508 paintings