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Balbi Holy Conversation

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Balbi Holy Conversation
ArtistTitian
Yearc. 1513[1]
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions137 cm × 184 cm (54 in × 72 in)
LocationFondazione Magnani-Rocca, Traversetolo

Balbi Holy Conversation (Italian: Sacra conversazione, also known as Titian Madonna and Child with Sts Catherine and Dominic and a Donor) is an oil painting by the Italian late Renaissance painter Titian, dated to c. 1513. It is now held at the Fondazione Magnani-Rocca, in Traversetolo, near Parma.

The work was originally part of marquess Balbi's collection at Genoa, hence the name. It is a work from the artist's youth, set in an open landscape, with some Giorgione influences but already some personal elements, such as the asymmetrical composition and the full figures.

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References

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  1. ^ "Sacra conversazione" (in Italian). Fondazione Magnani Rocca. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 29 November 2012.

Sources

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  • Valcanover, Francesco (1969). L'opera completa di Tiziano (in Italian). Milan: Rizzoli.
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