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To make this monumental woodcut—considered one of the most ambitious prints of the Renaissance—Titian probably drew directly on the wooden blocks, after which a skilled cutter completed the blocks. The size rivals that of a painting, and the composition would have hung on a wall. Titian’s bold vision presents nature as a vehicle of God’s mercy and wrath. Moses, at right, having parted the seas for the Israelites to pass, commands them to close over the Egyptian forces (Exodus 14:21–31). Titian propelled the narrative with remarkable unity, dedicating entire blocks to the turbulent sea and rolling clouds that culminate in a magnificent cliff and Renaissance city. Some have interpreted the scene as an allegory of Venice’s troubles with the League of Cambrai, a military alliance that threatened the island city.

Italy, Venice, 16th century

 

woodcut

Unframed: 41 x 54.9 cm (16 1/8 x 21 5/8 in.)

 

John L. Severance Fund

clevelandart.org/art/1952.296.3

A vase like this was created to contain potpourri, a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices emitting ambient fragrance. This specific function offered a particularly fertile ground for the development of French porcelain, as manufactories experimented with forms, surface ornamentations, and placement of perforations.

France, Saint Cloud, 18th century

 

soft-paste porcelain

Overall: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.)

 

Did you know...

Prior to Saint-Cloud's development of soft-paste porcelain in the 1690s, rumors spread throughout Europe that the prized material was made by burying a variety of materials, including lobster shells, in the ground for eighty years.

 

The Norweb Collection

clevelandart.org/art/1962.360.1.a

March 23, 2016 at 10:37PM

Pompeo della Cesa

Italian, Milan, ca. 1537–1610

H. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm); W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); D. 11 in. (27.9 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 14 oz. (2665 g)

 

medium: Steel, gold, brass

 

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 14.25.656 1914

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22239

June 02, 2018 at 06:30AM

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