poesie for Philip II of Spain

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"Poesie for Philip II of Spain" is a celebrated series of mythological paintings by Titian, created as poetic visual narratives for the Spanish king Philip II.

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poesie for Philip II of Spain canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mythological painting cycle ⓘ
series of paintings ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance influential model for later mythological painting cycles ⓘ
major work of Titian’s late career ⓘ
artisticMedium oil on canvas ⓘ
basedOn Ovid’s Metamorphoses ⓘ
commissionContext Habsburg court culture ⓘ
commissionedBy Philip II of Spain ⓘ
commissionedFor Philip II’s private collection ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Republic of Venice ⓘ
creator Titian ⓘ
depictionType sensuous nudes in mythological settings ⓘ
depicts Actaeon ⓘ
Adonis ⓘ
Andromeda ⓘ
Callisto ⓘ
Danaë ⓘ
Diana ⓘ
Europa ⓘ
Perseus ⓘ
Venus ⓘ
genre mythological painting ⓘ
poetic visual narrative ⓘ
hasPart Danaë (Poesie series) ⓘ
Diana and Actaeon (Poesie series) ⓘ
linked to: Diana and Actaeon

Diana and Callisto (Poesie series) ⓘ
Perseus and Andromeda (Poesie series) ⓘ
The Rape of Europa (Poesie series) ⓘ
linked to: The Rape of Europa

Venus and Adonis (Poesie series) ⓘ
linked to: Venus and Adonis
inception 1550s ⓘ
intendedAudience Philip II of Spain ⓘ
intendedFunction erudite courtly decoration ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
locationOfCreation Venice ⓘ
mainSubject classical mythology ⓘ
gods and goddesses ⓘ
movement High Renaissance ⓘ
Venetian Renaissance ⓘ
notableWork Danaë (Poesie series) ⓘ
Diana and Actaeon (Poesie series) ⓘ
linked to: Diana and Actaeon

Diana and Callisto (Poesie series) ⓘ
Perseus and Andromeda (Poesie series) ⓘ
The Rape of Europa (Poesie series) ⓘ
linked to: The Rape of Europa

Venus and Adonis (Poesie series) ⓘ
linked to: Venus and Adonis
patron Philip II of Spain ⓘ
titleLanguageMeaning Poesie means poems in Italian ⓘ
visualStyle rich colorito and atmospheric effects ⓘ

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The Rape of Europa → partOfSeries → poesie for Philip II of Spain ⓘ