Spain Succouring Religion
Titian
Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school.
Max Resolution:3051×3024 PX
Title:Spain Succouring Religion
Artists:Titian
Date:c.1575
Style:Mannerism (Late Renaissance)
Genre:allegorical painting
Medium:oil,canvas
Location:Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain
Dimensions:168×168 cm
Copyright:Public domain
Religion saved by Spain is an oil on canvas painting produced between 1572-1575 by the Italian master of the Venetian school, Titian (c. 1488/(1482) – 1576) commemorating the Battle of Lepanto. It is a late work by Titian, and it is considered as an outstanding piece by Titian. It was purchased by the Prado Museum collection in 1839. Other titles are Spain succoring Religion or Religion succored by Spain.
Spain rescues Religion depicts an allegory, mixing the allegory with political propaganda, portraying Spain as a woman in a dramatic landscape, with a shield in her right hand and a spear with the flag of Victory on it, while the Turkish threat is shown by a man wearing a turban in a chariot with two horses on the sea. On the shield there is the coat of arms of Felipe II (1556-1598). The person symbolizing the Christian Religion is depicted as a woman, to the right, falling on her knees, covered with a blue drapery, threatened by snakes.
In the Battle of Lepanto the troops of the Holy League defeated Selim II (1524-1574). This Holy League was formed by an alliance of Spain, Venice and the Papal States. The battle stopped the expansion of the Ottoman Empire further in Europe.
Spain rescues Religion depicts an allegory, mixing the allegory with political propaganda, portraying Spain as a woman in a dramatic landscape, with a shield in her right hand and a spear with the flag of Victory on it, while the Turkish threat is shown by a man wearing a turban in a chariot with two horses on the sea. On the shield there is the coat of arms of Felipe II (1556-1598). The person symbolizing the Christian Religion is depicted as a woman, to the right, falling on her knees, covered with a blue drapery, threatened by snakes.
In the Battle of Lepanto the troops of the Holy League defeated Selim II (1524-1574). This Holy League was formed by an alliance of Spain, Venice and the Papal States. The battle stopped the expansion of the Ottoman Empire further in Europe.