This year marks the 450th anniversary of Titian’s death, and Pieve di Cadore in the Veneto is marking the occasion in style. The house in which he was born has reopened after a year and a half of renovations and, on the same piazza, the Palace of the Magnificent Community of Cadore is hosting an exhibition exploring Titian’s treatment of landscapes (until 18 October). It includes three paintings – Orpheus and Eurydice (1510), The Baptism of Christ (1511–12) and Saint John the Baptist (c. 1540–42), on loan from the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo, the Capitoline Museums in Rome and the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice, respectively – and several drawings, as well as dozens of works on paper by artists who influenced him (Dürer, Cranach) and were influenced by him (Rembrandt, Watteau). Meanwhile the house in Pieve di Cadore presents a series of watercolours by Josiah Gilbert (1814–92) depicting the same local landscapes that inspired the Renaissance master.
Find out more from the Magnifica Comunità di Cadore’s website.
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