Touring Exhibition: Titian's 'Diana and Actaeon'
Touring Exhibition: Titian's 'Diana and Actaeon'
Date and time
Liverpool: 13 January – 26 February 2012
Norwich: 3 March – 15 April 2012
Cardiff: 19 April – 17 June 2012
Tickets
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery charges an entrance fee.
There is no entrance fee at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool and the National Museum Cardiff.
2012 sees the continuation of the National Gallery's support for regional galleries – Titian's masterpiece 'Diana and Actaeon' is taking a UK tour to galleries where it has never been seen before.
On tour
The painting, which tells a story from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses', goes on tour to:
- Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (13 January – 26 February 2012)
- Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery (3 March – 15 April 2012)
- National Museum Cardiff (19 April – 17 June 2012)
The painting returns to the National Gallery in time for the exhibition Metamorphosis: Titian 2012.
About the painting
Titian's 'Diana and Actaeon' is one of six large-scale mythological works inspired by the Roman poet Ovid that were painted for Philip II of Spain. Titian called his lyrical compositions 'poesie', the visual equivalent of poetry. Nothing he ever painted was more inventive in beauty and power.
Items in the shop
Range including Titian prints, books, gifts, postcards and more
See also
- Find out about the Gallery's activities across the UK
- Find out about the commission, the story and the painting.
- Use Titian's painting 'Diana and Actaeon' to spark creative projects across the secondary curriculum
External links
- 13 January – 26 February 2012
- 3 March – 15 April 2012
- 19 April – 17 June 2012
