In the spring, the de Young Museum had the exhibit Masters
of Venice, 16th century Viennese
works collected by the Habsburgs now housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum of
Vienna. The collection was a marvel of draftsmanship, deft use of paint and
color, observation of nature and impassioned themes. Due to the moisture
present in Venice, the city was on the vanguard of the use of oil as a medium.
The advantage of the medium was the meticulous application of pigment, the wide
application of color from sumptuous, vivid color to subtle glazes, and its
portability (canvasses could be rolled up and transported while frescos could
not). The reproduction of Mantegna’s St. Sebastian does not do it justice to the attention to detail of
this work done in oil. Much of the work uses color and light and shadow to
convey feeling and power. Their interpretation of religious and biblical
stories of compassion and tenderness still have hold on us today.
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| Andrea Mantegna Saint Sebastian |
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| Titian Christ and the Adultress |
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| Giorgione Youth with an Arrow |
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| Titoretto Susanna and the Elders |
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