Tuesday, August 18, 6:00 p.m.
NINA KUDIš
A Murder, an Exile, a Commission. Alvise Gozzi and Titian’s Altarpiece
Cos.Mo Auditorium – Pieve di Cadore
Events - published on 17 August 2026
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Tuesday, August 18, 6:00 p.m.
NINA KUDIš
A Murder, an Exile, a Commission. Alvise Gozzi and Titian’s Altarpiece
Cos.Mo Auditorium – Pieve di Cadore
Much has been written about the famous Pala Gozze, or rather, the Gozze , including in the recent catalog for the exhibition in Pieve di Cadore. Over the decades, numerous authoritative art historians have analyzed the style, iconography, and historical, cultural, and artistic context of the work’s creation within the context of Titian’s oeuvre and Venetian painting of the first quarter of the 16th century. However, the figure of the patron, Alvise Gozze, that is, Lujo Gučetić, a nobleman and merchant from Ragusa who had settled in Ancona, has remained in the background of the historical-artistic analyses of Titian’s masterpiece, despite being depicted in the altarpiece with a portrait of great expressive intensity.
This conference aims to explore the reasons for his stay in Ancona, the motivations that led him to commission the altarpiece from Titian, and, more generally, his personality within the context of commercial relations between Ragusa and Ancona, as well as the history and significance of his family in the Republic of Ragusa. The customs and traditions of Ragusan society will also be examined, as well as the role of the aristocracy in the Republic of Ragusa in relation to that of Venice. Finally, all these elements will contribute to a better understanding of every aspect of Titian’s extraordinary and highly evocative portrait of Alvise Gozzi and will allow for an innovative interpretation of the work’s iconography.
Nina Kudiš is a tenured professor in the Department of Art History at the Faculty of Humanities and Philosophy of the University of Rijeka. She earned her bachelor’s degrees in Art History and English Language and Literature from the University of Zagreb, where she also received her Ph.D. She served as the first director of the newly established Department of Art History at the University of Rijeka from May 2003 to March 2006. She has served as a supervisor and co-supervisor for doctoral dissertations at the Universities of Zagreb, Zadar, and Ljubljana. She has served as coordinator and collaborator on various Croatian and international research projects. She has won numerous awards for her research (Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Croatian Museum Association, Croatian Society of Art Historians, University of Rijeka). Her research focuses on Venetian painting from the late 16th to the early 18th century in Istria and Dalmatia (co-author of the award-winning book Istria Pittorica, Trieste-Rovinj 2005), as well as in Venice, the Veneto region, and elsewhere. Her works and publications are available on the following websites: https://uniri.academia.edu/NinaKudis and https://www.croris.hr/osobe/profil/12789.
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