Wow! It has been a long time since I have been able to post. I job, an internship, and a 15 page paper will do that to a person. But the paper was on Titian, who is fabulous, so it's not so bad, though it kept me busy.

Since I am already on the topic of Titian, I will start at the end of my Italy trip and discuss him first. We saw some Titian's elsewhere, but the best one--by far--was in Venice, Titian's final painting, the pieta. This painting is absolutely brilliant. The brush work is loose and rough, which draws the viewer in a conveys far more emotion than some of Titian's earlier pieces, which are smooth and polished. The colors break up--almost into impressionistic dabs--giving even more to study upon a close examination. Each individual in the piece also seems to portray a different emotion and a differernt reaction to the piece, leaving a pleathora of ways to connect the viewer.

Needless to say, this piece touched me a moved me. I could had stood in front of it for hours. I loved it. It was certainly one of my favorites from the trip.