Female Duality and Petrarchan Ideals in Titian's Sacred And Profane Love

 
 
 
 

Female Duality and Petrarchan Ideals in Titian's Sacred And Profane Love

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dc.contributor.advisor Terry, Allie en_US
dc.contributor.author Kaercher, Julianne C. en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2009-04-09T23:34:03Z
dc.date.available 2009-04-09T23:34:03Z
dc.date.created 2009 en_US
dc.date.issued 2009-04-09T23:34:03Z
dc.identifier.uri http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1237842179 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/104829
dc.description Painted around 1514 in Venice, Titian's Sacred and Profane Love has long been the subject of debate in Art History. Building on previous scholarship, including work from Charles Hope, Walter Friedläender, and Rona Goffen, this essay looks into the triangulated relationship created between the two women and the viewer through real and implied gazes, and how this relationship addresses a specific patron's desire to self-fashion an identity that would be projected for a specific audience. Where previous scholars have argued that Niccolò Aurelio commissioned this painting as a wedding gift, this paper suggests a new reading of the commissioning in light of the female patron, Laura Bagarotto, and her desire to self-fashion an identity not only to her new husband, but also to the society in which she newly found herself a part. In addition to the discussion on patronage, this paper will use Petrarch's writings and influence as a frame for the examination of Titian's Sacred and Profane Love by exploring Petrarchan conceptions of the ideal woman and connecting the double figuration in the painting to Laura Bagarotto's dual roles as bride and widow. In so doing, this essay provides a new interpretation of the idealized renaissance female by drawing attention to the inherent duality of women, identified by Petrarch, as conflicting yet necessary female characteristics. Approaching this painting multi-dimensionally” looking at the influence of Petrarch, the social circumstances surrounding the commissioning, and examining other artistic representations of idealized women” it will be possible to question the assumed male patronage of the piece. en_US
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dc.format 44p. en_US
dc.rights unrestricted en_US
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dc.subject Titian en_US
dc.subject Sacred and Profane Love en_US
dc.subject Petrarch en_US
dc.subject patronage en_US
dc.title Female Duality and Petrarchan Ideals in Titian's Sacred And Profane Love en_US
dc.type Electronic Thesis or Dissertation en_US
dc.degree.name MA en_US
dc.degree.level masters en_US
dc.degree.discipline Art/Art History en_US
dc.degree.grantor Bowling Green State University en_US
dc.contributor.publisher Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK en_US

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