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Titian
Italian High Renaissance Painter, ca.1485-1576
Italian painter active in Venice. As a young man he was taught by the Bellini family and worked closely with Giorgione. His early works are so similar in style to Giorgione's as to be indistinguishable, but soon after Giorgione's early death Titian established himself as the leading painter of the Republic of Venice. Among his most important religious paintings is the revolutionary and monumental Assumption (1516 ?C 18) for Santa Maria dei Frari, in which the Virgin ascends to heaven in a blaze of colour accompanied by a semicircle of angels. Titian was also interested in mythological themes, and his many depictions of Venus display his work's sheer beauty and inherent eroticism. Bacchus and Ariadne (1520 ?C 23), with its pagan abandon, is one of the greatest works of Renaissance art. Titian was sought after for his psychologically penetrating portraits, which include portrayals of leading Italian aristocrats, religious figures, and Emperor Charles V. He reached the height of his powers in The Rape of Europa (c. 1559 ?C 62), one of several paintings done for Philip II of Spain. He was recognized as supremely gifted in his lifetime, and his reputation has never declined.
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Painting ID:: 20123
The Supper at Emmaus (mk05)
ca 1535
Canvas,661/2 x 96''(169 x 244 cm)Collections of the Gonzagas (Mantua)and Charles I;acquired by Louis XIV from Eberhard Jabach in 1662
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Painting ID:: 20124
The Virgin with the Rabit (mk05)
1530
Canvas,28 x 34 1/4''(71 x 87 cm).Perhaps may have Federigo Gonzaga as a shepherd.Finished for Gonzaga in 1530;given to Cardinal Richelieu in about 1624 or 1625;acquired by Louis XIV from the Duc de Richelieu in 1665
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Painting ID:: 20125
The Entombment (mk05)
Canvas,58 1/4 x 83 1/2''(148 x 212 cm)Collections of the Gonzagas (Mantua)and of Charles I;acquired by Louis XIV from Eberhard Jabach in 1662
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Painting ID:: 20198
Christ Crowned with Thorns (mk05)
1543
Canvas,119 1/4 x 74''(303 x 180 cm).Entered the Louvre in 1797
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Painting ID:: 20199
Francois I King of France (mk05)
1538
Canvas,43 x 35''(109 x 89 cm).Commissioned by Pietro Aretino for Francois I;collection of Louis XIV
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Titian
Italian High Renaissance Painter, ca.1485-1576
Italian painter active in Venice. As a young man he was taught by the Bellini family and worked closely with Giorgione. His early works are so similar in style to Giorgione's as to be indistinguishable, but soon after Giorgione's early death Titian established himself as the leading painter of the Republic of Venice. Among his most important religious paintings is the revolutionary and monumental Assumption (1516 ?C 18) for Santa Maria dei Frari, in which the Virgin ascends to heaven in a blaze of colour accompanied by a semicircle of angels. Titian was also interested in mythological themes, and his many depictions of Venus display his work's sheer beauty and inherent eroticism. Bacchus and Ariadne (1520 ?C 23), with its pagan abandon, is one of the greatest works of Renaissance art. Titian was sought after for his psychologically penetrating portraits, which include portrayals of leading Italian aristocrats, religious figures, and Emperor Charles V. He reached the height of his powers in The Rape of Europa (c. 1559 ?C 62), one of several paintings done for Philip II of Spain. He was recognized as supremely gifted in his lifetime, and his reputation has never declined.
. Related Artists to Titian: | Nicola Forcella | Louise-Catherine Breslau | Henriette Ronner-Knip | Stephen Wilson Van Schaick | Gabriele Capellini |
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