In Averoldi Polyptych, how is the Description discussed?
The use of a compartmentally-divided polyptych, a solution that must have been rather old-fashioned for the time, is likely to have followed a specific request from Averoldi. In any event, Titian managed to produce a certain degree of unity, although not spatially or architecturally, unlike 15th century polyptychs. Instead, the Veneto-born painter adopted a chromatic-dynamic, with a sense of light converging towards the central scene.The panels are:Resurrection of Christ, 278x122 cm
Saints Nazarius and Celsus with Donor, 170x65 cm
Saint Sebastian, 170x65
Angel of the Annunciation, 79x65 cm
Annunciation of the Virgin, 79x65 cmThe work inspired several Renaissance painters from the Brescia area, including Savoldo and Moretto
Savoldo Annunciation Moretto Angel Titian Saint Sebastian Nazarius and Celsus Brescia