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Titian and the altarpiece in Renaissance Venice

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Part I. The Environment: 1. Venetian altarpieces of saints 2. The martyrdom altarpiece: history and significance 3. The stimulus for innovation: the menace to faith Part II. Titian's St Peter Martyr Altarpiece: 4. St Peter Martyr and Venice: his life and cult 5. The St Peter Martyr Altarpiece comes into being: the particulars 6. Titian at work: responding to the challenge Part III. Modifications: 7. Titian's achievement: the fabrication of reality 8. Natura si vinta dall'arte: the St Peter Martyr Altarpiece as sign for the Venetian aesthetic 9. The St Peter Martyr Altarpiece interpreted: subsequent altar painting in Venice Excursus: the drawings connected with the St Peter Martyr Altarpiece Bibliography Appendices Significant painted copies Illustrations.

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Part I. The Environment: 1. Venetian altarpieces of saints 2. The martyrdom altarpiece: history and significance 3. The stimulus for innovation: the menace to faith Part II. Titian's St Peter Martyr Altarpiece: 4. St Peter Martyr and Venice: his life and cult 5. The St Peter Martyr Altarpiece comes into being: the particulars 6. Titian at work: responding to the challenge Part III. Modifications: 7. Titian's achievement: the fabrication of reality 8. Natura si vinta dall'arte: the St Peter Martyr Altarpiece as sign for the Venetian aesthetic 9. The St Peter Martyr Altarpiece interpreted: subsequent altar painting in Venice Excursus: the drawings connected with the St Peter Martyr Altarpiece Bibliography Appendices Significant painted copies Illustrations.

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Part I. The Environment: 1. Venetian altarpieces of saints 2. The martyrdom altarpiece: history and significance 3. The stimulus for innovation: the menace to faith Part II. Titian's St Peter Martyr Altarpiece: 4. St Peter Martyr and Venice: his life and cult 5. The St Peter Martyr Altarpiece comes into being: the particulars 6. Titian at work: responding to the challenge Part III. Modifications: 7. Titian's achievement: the fabrication of reality 8. Natura si vinta dall'arte: the St Peter Martyr Altarpiece as sign for the Venetian aesthetic 9. The St Peter Martyr Altarpiece interpreted: subsequent altar painting in Venice Excursus: the drawings connected with the St Peter Martyr Altarpiece Bibliography Appendices Significant painted copies Illustrations.

Key concepts: Altarpiece, Martyr, Art, Altar, Painting, Art history, SAINT, The Renaissance

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