The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Titian and the Venetian Renaissance from the Uffizi

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Showcasing prestigious collections from the world-renowned Uffizi Galleries in Italy, the exhibition enables visitors to explore the classical works of Titian, who was one of the most important artists in the history of Western art, and those from Venetian School masters from the same period of Titian.

This is the first large-scale exhibition of Titian and the Venetian School of painting in Hong Kong. All the exhibits, characterised by their use of rich colours and profound depiction of human emotions, are displayed in Hong Kong for the first time, with many having never been exhibited in Asia before.

This exhibition features 50 precious works by Titian and Venetian artists of the same period such as Giorgione, Tintoretto, Paolo Veronese and more. The content of the works includes portraits and works of biblical and mythological subjects, enabling the audience to be immersed in the artistic world of the Venetian School of painting. Highlight exhibits include Titian’s “Flora”, “Venus and Cupid with a Dog and a Partridge”, “Portrait of Tommaso Mosti” and “Madonna of Mercy”; Giorgione’s “Moses Undergoing Trial by Fire”, Tintoretto’s “Venus, Cupid and Vulcan” and Veronese’s “Baptism of Christ”.

In addition, the HKMoA has invited local artists Leung Chi Wo and Chan Kwan-lok to draw inspiration from the Venetian School of painting and create their artworks, initiating an artistic dialogue spanning the centuries with 16th century Italian Renaissance masters through the unique perspectives of 21st century Hong Kong artists.

The site-specific art installation, “Tears of Tempo” created by visual artist Leung, allows viewers to explore the subtle yet delicate marks of time. Leung collected vintage Venetian glass lamps which have been used at various homes and places in Italy from the 19th and 20th centuries. The flickering light reflected on the vintage Venetian glass, together with the sound track recorded by the artist in Venice in September this year of waves hitting the docks of Murano, represent a transcendental meeting across time and geography.

A programme of ITALIA on STAGE