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Entombment

painting by Titian
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  • Venus of Urbino by Titian
    Titian
    / Religious paintings

    The Entombment is his first tragic masterpiece, where in a twilight setting the irrevocable finality of death and the despair of Christ’s followers are memorably evoked. The stately Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, a very large canvas, reflects the splendor of Venetian Renaissance society…

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    The Entombment is his first tragic masterpiece, where in a twilight setting the irrevocable finality of death and the despair of Christ’s followers are memorably evoked. The stately Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, a very large canvas, reflects the splendor of Venetian Renaissance society…

    Read More