Article: Art imitating art and beyond. ('Titian, Peter Paul Rubens, Isabella Stewart, Gardner Museum, Boston, Massachusetts)

One great painter's fascination with the work of a legendary predecessor is a provocative subject for an exhibition, especially when the painters are, respectively, Peter Paul Rubens and Titian. One need only juxtapose two pairs of similar paintings and one relevant drawing to create a compelling show and thoughtful catalogue. The exhibition in question, Titian and Rubens: Power, Politics, and Style, will be on view at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston through April 26. The two works by Titian are Europa (in the Gardner Museum) and Portrait of Francesco Maria della Rovere, Duke of Urbino (in the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence). The two by Rubens are Rape of ...

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