1576, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), Pieta (detail) -- Gallerie dell'Accademia (Venice)
From the museum label: Titian conceived his last, harrowing work, completed by Palma Giovane in the marginal sections, as a decoration for his tomb in the church of the Frari. The picture is highly representative of Titian's late period and stands as a pictorial testament: the color range is very limited, almost monochrome, applied with loose, textural brushwork causing the dissolution of form. The pelican feeding its young with its own blood in the faux mosaic in the background is a reference to Christ's sacrifice.
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1576, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), Pieta (detail) -- Gallerie dell'Accademia (Venice)
From the museum label: Titian conceived his last, harrowing work, completed by Palma Giovane in the marginal sections, as a decoration for his tomb in the church of the Frari. The picture is highly representative of Titian's late period and stands as a pictorial testament: the color range is very limited, almost monochrome, applied with loose, textural brushwork causing the dissolution of form. The pelican feeding its young with its own blood in the faux mosaic in the background is a reference to Christ's sacrifice.
Link to the full painting.