1913 Lavinia by Titian Vintage Art Postcard, Renaissance Portraiture
About This Vintage Postcard
The radiant elegance of the Venetian High Renaissance is captured in this vibrant art reproduction of Titian's "Girl with a Platter of Fruit." Painted around 1555, the work is widely believed to depict the artist's daughter, Lavinia. She is shown in a magnificent gold-brocade gown, lifting a silver salver laden with autumnal fruits and flowers. Titian, a master of color and light, used this composition to showcase the shimmering textures of luxury fabrics and the youthful vitality of his subject. This postcard serves as a beautiful visual record of the original masterpiece, which has long been a highlight of the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin.
Details
Era: Divided Back (1913)
City: Berlin (Museum Location)
State or Region: Berlin
Country: Germany
Topic: Titian Art, Lavinia Vecellio, Renaissance Portraiture, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Italian Fine Art
Condition: Uncirculated
Postage: None
Address Side: divided back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Tiziano Vecelli (Titian) (c. 1488–1576)
Publisher: Stengel & Co., G.m.b.H., Dresden (No. 29735)
Printer: Stengel & Co.
Print Type: Chromolithograph
Additional Information
This postcard was published by the world-renowned firm of Stengel & Co. in Dresden, one of the largest and most prestigious postcard publishers of the Golden Age. The manufacturing date is definitively narrowed to 1913 based on the Stengel production number 29735. The reverse features the iconic "Stengel" script logo in a medallion at the top of the divider. Stengel & Co. were famous for their high-quality chromolithographs and were "official" publishers for many European museums. Interestingly, while the painting is famously known as a portrait of Lavinia, some scholars suggest it may be an idealized personification of Abundance. This card preserves the rich, saturated colors that made Dresden printers the global leaders in fine art reproduction before World War I.
This postcard would look great framed or make an excellent addition to any collection.
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