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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:: 20202
Jerome (mk05)
1531 canvas,31 1/2 x 40 1/4''(80 x 102 cm)Entered the Louvre before 1683
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Painting ID:: 21329
Venus of Urbino (mk08)
c.1538
Oil on canvas,
119x165cm
Florence,Galleria degli Uffizi
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Painting ID:: 21330
Baccanalia (mk08)
c.1519/20
Oil on canvas,175x193cm
Madrid,Museo del Prado
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Painting ID:: 21331
La Bella (mk08)
c.1536
Oil on canvas,100x75cm
Florence,Galleria Pitti
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Painting ID:: 21333
Christ Crownde with Thorns (mk08)
c.1576
Oiln on canvas,
280x182cm
Munich Bayerische Staatsgemalde-sammlungen,Alte Pinakothek
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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: | Gustaf Rydberg | CASTILLO, Antonio del | Frans Pourbus the younger | Simon Pietersz Verelst | Bingham, George Caleb |
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