In 1994 there appeared one of the great cultural and intellectual histories of our time, “The Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance.” Because its author, Sir John Hale, had suffered a stroke just ...

In the epic biography Titian: His Life, journalist Sheila Hale illuminates the life of both the Renaissance painter and the history of Venice. Why did you choose to write about Titian? Titian was ...

He may not have a Ninja Turtle named after him, but Tiziano Vecellio of Venice — Titian, to English speakers — has a claim to being the most enduringly influential painter of the Renaissance, even ...

This is a long book about a long life, a large volume about a large talent. Titian, its titular subject, was the most celebrated painter of his time. He died in his beloved Venice, Italy, on Aug. 27, ...

SHEILA HALE discusses her new biography of Titian, the first since 1877, which explores the innovative style and unorthodox character of the greatest painter of the Venetian Renaissance Aug 14th 2012 ...

THIS first American biography of Titian and first book in English about him since 1877 treats the human problem as well as the artistic in revitalizing the neglected master who “in many ways was the ...