Tag: Critic John Berger on Titian

• Titian portrays lust with eloquence

  

  Artists typically cast Venus as a symbol of untouchable beauty. But not Titian. He lures the goddess from the heavens into the bedroom, trading divine perfection for a more carnal allure.

  Diane Tucker

  2022-05-12

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