Madonna and Child in a landscape, after Titian

Work in progress.

Oil on gesso board

Madonna col Bambino nel paesaggio, the original painted in 1507 by Titian, uses colour’s immediately identifiable with the Venetian style and that of Giorgione.

The Madonna is seated in the Venetian countryside in what is thought to be Titian’s birthplace, Cadore. The rosy sky suggests it is dusk. The composition shows a deep intimacy between the Madonna and Child, the mother is voluptuous and the child is plump, full of energy and playing with his mother’s hair.

The subsequent stages will involve painting the finishing touches and detail to the hair, face and hands.