Claude Phillips

Claude Phillips
Claude Phillips (1846–1924) was a British art historian, critic, and writer, known for his contributions to art history and museum curation. He was the first Keeper of the Wallace Collection in London, where he played a pivotal role in organizing and enhancing its reputation. Phillips wrote several books on art and artists, including "The Earlier Work of Titian" and "Frederick Walker and His Works." His writings often combined scholarly analysis with an accessible, engaging style, making him a respected figure in the art world of his time.

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CHAPTER I Cadore and Venice—Early Giorgionesque works up to the date of the residence in Padua—New interpretations of Giorgione's and Titian's pictures. Tiziano Vecelli was born in or about the year 1477 at Pieve di Cadore, a district of the southern Tyrol then belonging to the Republic of Venice, and still within the Italian frontier. He was the son of Gregorio di Conte Vecelli by his... more...

CHAPTER I. Friendship with Aretino—Its effect on Titian's art—Characteristics of the middle period—"Madonna with St. Catherine" of National Gallery—Portraits not painted from life—"Magdalen" of the Pitti—First Portrait of Charles V.—Titian the painter, par excellence, of aristocratic traits—The "d'Avalos Allegory"—Portrait of Cardinal Ippolito... more...