Aretino and Michelangelo, Dolce and Titian: Femmina, Masculo, Grazia

• Autores: Frederika Herman Jacobs
• Localización: Art bulletin, ISSN 0004-3079, Vol. 82, Nº 1, 2000, págs. 51-67
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Beginning in the late 1520s and continuing through the 1540s, professional jousting between Michelangelo and Titian was especially intense as both artists sought favor from the same patrons. Since the sixteenth century this competition has facilitated efforts to define their relationship in the context of the paragone: Michelangelo’s disegno versus Titian’s colorito. But in addition to noting stylistic differences, contemporary critics perceived similarities. In part, the "perfection of art" each demonstrates is an artful fusion of opposites, specifically, the union of masculinity and femininity. This study considers this aspect of Michelangelo and Titian’s work within the larger cultural milieu.