tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054785923214156833.post5151880257178622307..comments2024-02-03T17:02:45.046-08:00Comments on Giorgione et al...: Titian: Madonna of the RabbitDr. Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08469403843869655063noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054785923214156833.post-36280975466664462912014-01-17T07:45:47.887-08:002014-01-17T07:45:47.887-08:00Zsuzsi:
Thanks for the comment. I do not think th...Zsuzsi:<br /><br />Thanks for the comment. I do not think that Titian ever portrayed Mary Magdalen in such a scene or in this fashion. Pearls would indicate the Queen of Alexandria perhaps more than anyone else. I have edited the post above to provide a link to the Louvre video, You can also blow up the image somewhat at the Wikipedia site,<br /><br />FrankDr. Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08469403843869655063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054785923214156833.post-53354540425115417292014-01-17T05:08:32.279-08:002014-01-17T05:08:32.279-08:00Dear Dr. Frank,
I am having my doubts around the i...Dear Dr. Frank,<br />I am having my doubts around the identity of the female figure as well. Couldn't that be a treasury box perhaps and thus link her to Mary Magdalene? I kept moving my screen to get a better view and couldn't there be some pearls between the white and blue shawls? She also seems to have some pearls in her hair as well. This is just a random thought rather than anything based on research so perhaps this is too far-fetched. I will check out the Louvre's link to see if anything comes up regarding the small chest. Zsuzsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678716913658612173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054785923214156833.post-6709072789568170392014-01-15T14:34:05.859-08:002014-01-15T14:34:05.859-08:00Monica:
Thanks very much for the comment. The thr...Monica:<br /><br />Thanks very much for the comment. The three sources I cited all identify the woman as Catherine, and I think practically everyone else agrees. I appended some notes to the post and there you will see that Charles Hope raised the question of whether it is part of her familiar wheel or a drawer. It is hard to tell and almost impossible to see Titian's inscription on it. <br /><br />I identify the woman as Catherine for other reasons. The Mystic Marriage was a common subject and few other saints are shown in this manner. Her regal dress is also a sign of the Queen of Alexandria. However, Commentators have also noted that her done-up hair is the sign of a married woman which fits the Mystic Marriage.<br /><br />FrankDr. Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08469403843869655063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054785923214156833.post-38181461857469922322014-01-15T10:49:18.856-08:002014-01-15T10:49:18.856-08:00Hi Frank! This is an interesting argument. It seem...Hi Frank! This is an interesting argument. It seems to me that you are basing your identification of Catherine on the wheel/box more than anything else, right? What other commentators have identified this as a wheel? It is difficult to see this detail in a reproduction, but the box/wheel does look very different from other representations of the broken wheel with which I am familiar. Consider, for example, this detail of Catherine from Michelangelo's "Last Judgment" (painted just after this work by Titian, between 1536 and 1541).<br /><br />http://everypainterpaintshimself.com/gallery_images_new/LJ_St_Catherine_and_other_saints.jpgAlberti's Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060586087447314960noreply@blogger.com