Titian : his life and times with some account of his family, chiefly from new and unpublished records (1877)
Crowe, J. A. (Joseph Archer), 1825-1896, Cavalcaselle, G. B. (Giovanni Battista), 1820-1897 · London : J. Murray · leaf 256
and feet of Danae will no more permitus to think of princely birth or tender nurturethan the hag who catches the gold pieces in her apronwill help us to remember the classic loves of Jove.But this brings us to another feature in which theMadrid canvas differs from that of Naples. Cupidhere has… … ■J A •Ch-vp. VI.] DANAE.—PETERSBURG—VIENNA. 229 old womau with a key at her girdle sits at the footof the couch, and greedily watches them as they fallinto her dress. But to give Titian his due,—if weaccept as unalterable the coarser fibre of thoughtwhich runs through the picture—we shall still…
Titian, ca. 1488-1576 · Painters -- Italy Biography
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