The apostles surge and gesture below as the Virgin rises on a cloud of angels toward God the Father, through three zones of ever brighter golden light. Unveiled on the Frari's high altar in May 1518, Titian's first great public commission brought Roman grandeur to Venice. At nearly seven metres tall, it is the city's largest altarpiece.
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Titian signed TITIANUS on the sarcophagus beneath Saint Peter. From the back of the nave, the arched top sits exactly inside the arch of the stone choir screen.
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