Le concert champetre titian biography
Le concert champetre titian...
Pastoral Concert
Painting by Titian (c.
Le concert champetre titian biography
1509)
For the painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, see Le concert champêtre.
For the harpsichord concerto by Francis Poulenc, see Concert champêtre.
The Pastoral Concert or Le Concert Champêtre is an oil painting of c.
1509 attributed to the Italian Renaissance master Titian.[1] It was previously attributed to his fellow Venetian and contemporary Giorgione. It is located in the Musée du Louvre in Paris.[2]
This painting was created between approximately 1509 and 1510; the exact date of its creation is unknown.[3] This period also represents a turbulent period of history in Venice, specifically the League of Cambrai's War in 1509.[4] Art historian Jonathan Unglaub suggests that this painting was painted in response to the war, providing an "idyllic refuge from the ravages of history."[4]
The term "Concert Champêtre" was first used in 1754 by Nicolas Bernard Lépicié, to descri