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Conference

Rivalries in Venice

Thursday, 5 November 2026

Lecture presented by Serge Legat

Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese are the protagonists of this competition between artists. Rivalries between painters have always existed; in Venice, they took on particular significance: Titian’s intense antipathy toward Tintoretto, Veronese supported and protected by Titian…

But rivalry is also a driving force that triggers a beneficial reaction among artists, a healthy emulation, what the art theorist Vasari called in 1568 “noble rivalry.”

Through the variety of subjects (religion, mythology, portraiture, and others), both the artistic characteristics and the temperaments and personalities of the three masters of Venetian painting in the second half of the 16th century emerge and become clearer. They would coexist for more than thirty years. After Titian’s death in 1576, Tintoretto and Veronese would continue to compete for another dozen years.

A rivalry that gave rise to a wealth of masterpieces!

Speaker presentation

Serge Legat is an art historian and lecturer for the national museums. He also holds a degree in law and is a graduate of the prestigious École du Louvre.

Practical information

Schedule: 8:30 am - 10:30 am
Speaker: Serge Legat, art historian and lecturer for the national museums

Price: €35

The conference lasts 2 hours in total and is structured as follows:

8:30 am: Doors open
8:30 - 9:00 am: Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00 am: Lecture
10:00 - 10:30 am: Q&A session and discussion time

Please arrive at the museum entrance 15 minutes before the start of the conference.

⚠️ Conference in French only

 

Please note that conferences do not include access to the exhibitions or the museum visit. To extend your visit, please go to the ticketing service of the Jacquemart-André Museum.