Titian’s Lost Last Supper A New Workshop Discovery
Titian’s Lost Last Supper A New Workshop Discovery by Ronald Moore, published by Unicorn in 2021, explores the remarkable rediscovery of a large, lost painting of the Last Supper created in the workshop of the renowned artist Tiziano Vecellio, known as Titian. This edition, comprising 144 pages, delves into the painting’s history, which had been obscured for over a century while it hung in a parish church, neglected and covered in discolored varnish. Through the efforts of conservator and art historian Ronald Moore, the painting’s significance began to emerge, revealing signatures, dates, and portraits that hint at a complex artistic collaboration.
Readers will find a thorough investigation into the painting’s early history, particularly its origins in a Venetian convent, aided by Count Francesco da Mosto, a descendant of a family connected to Titian. The book examines the contributions of various artists from Titian’s workshop and discusses the intriguing changes, or pentimenti, that occurred throughout its creation. With over 10,500 hours of research and the translation of numerous Italian documents, this work presents a detailed narrative that uncovers the painting’s multifaceted nature, highlighting its connections to other prominent painters and its unique place within Renaissance art.
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This intriguing book investigates the very rare discovery of a huge, lost, Last Supper painting produced in the workshop of Tiziano Vecellio, known as Titian. The discoloured canvas hung neglected in a parish church for 110 years until the conservator and art historian Ronald Moore removed centuries of discoloured varnish and began to appreciate that something exceptional was being revealed. Following extensive scientific examination, signatures and dates appeared whilst it also became apparent that some faces were actually portraits.0The early history of the painting in a Venetian convent was discovered with the enthusiastic help of the modern Venetian, Count Francesco da Mosto, whose family knew Titian. The many painters of Titian’s workshop are considered with careful circumspection to determine possible contributors to the Last Supper and the remarkable reason for the many changes, or pentimenti, are explained. After 10,500 hours of research and the translation of countless Italian documents and books, the full history of the painting has been revealed. We now know that the painting is far more than a Last Supper from Titian’s workshop, painted by at least five artists over twenty years, but is actually a painting within a painting involving other prominent painters and a denouement unparalleled in Renaissance art —
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