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''Assumption of the Virgin'' is a large oil painting by Italian Renaissance artist Titian, executed in 1516–1518.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Date of Completion )〕 It is located on the high altar in the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari in Venice, being the largest altarpiece in the city. ==History== The ''Assumption of the Virgin'' was Titian's first major commission in Venice. He soon became the lead painter of Venice. Breaking tradition with its heroic character scale and trademark color, its twisted Virgin and dramatically gesturing apostles disturbed passersby. This panel was important in establishing Titian's popularity in Venice. According to some sources, an envoy to the emperor Charles V was present at the unveiling ceremony; he asked the Franciscans, who were doubtful about the painting's quality, to buy it lest they were tempted to remove it. When Titian placed this giant painting in its majestic marble frame, it garnered much attention. It was deemed worth noting by the Venetian diarist, Marino Sanuto the Younger, who wrote, "May 20, 1518: Yesterday the panel painted by Titian for ... the Minorites was put up."〔 In 1818, it was moved to the Accademia, returning to its original place at the Frari in 1919.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Movement of Painting )〕 Viewing the painting while housed in the Accademia, the young Oscar Wilde remarked that ''The Assumption'' was "certainly the best picture in Italy."〔Holland, Merlin, ed. Oscar Wilde: A Life in Letters. Fourth Estate: London and New York (2010). (unpaginated) Letter to Lady Wilde, 24 June 1875.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Assumption of the Virgin (Titian)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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