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Monday
Aug062012

Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 – In Pictures

DateMonday, August 6, 2012 at 11:06AM

The Death of Actaeon, by Titian (1559-75) Ovid – Actaeon, by Chris Ofili (2011-2012), is yet another utterly different approach

“When the National Gallery gave three very different visual artists – Chris Ofili, Conrad Shawcross and Mark Wallinger – two years to interpret three paintings by Titian, the results were startling. Now the Metamorphosis: Titian 2012 exhibition, running from 11 July - 23 September at London's National Gallery, brings these remarkable artworks together with the masterpieces that inspired them....”

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