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''The Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple'' is a 1534–1538 painting by
''The Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple'' is a 1534–1538 painting 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), ...
. It depicts the three year-old Virgin Mary
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother o ...
entering the Temple of Jerusalem. It was commissioned by the fraternity based in the Scuola Grande di Santa Maria della Carita, a building later incorporated into the Galleria dell'Accademia
The Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze, or "Gallery of the Academy of Florence", is an art museum in Florence, Italy. It is best known as the home of Michelangelo's sculpture ''David (Michelangelo), David''. It also has other sculptures by Mic ...
, where the work now hangs.
Between 2010 and 2012, the non-profit organization Save Venice Inc.
Save Venice Inc. is a U.S. non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of art and architecture and the preservation of cultural heritage sites in Venice, Italy. Headquartered in New York City, it has an office in Venice, a chapter in Bos ...
funded the conservation treatment of the painting. It was removed from the wall and taken to the Misericordia restoration lab in Venice. The restoration took two years and the work was done by conservators Giulio Bono and Erika Bianchini. In 2013, the project was named an Italian Heritage Award Winner of the International Prize for the Valorization of Italian Cultural Heritage, specifically awarded the First Prize for Painting Restoration.
Bibliography
* Cecilia Gibellini, ''Tiziano'', Milan, Rizzoli, coll. « I Classici dell'arte », 2003. * Francesco Valcanover, ''L’opera completa di Tiziano'', Milan, Rizzoli, 1969. * Stefano Zuffi, ''Tiziano'', Milan, Mondadori Arte, 2008 * Marion Kaminski, ''Tiziano'', Cologne, Könemann, 2000 * Sheila Hale, ''Titian: His Life'', HarperCollins, 2012, pp. 392-395References
1538 paintings Religious paintings by TitianTitian
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), ...
Paintings in the collection of the Galleria dell'Accademia
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