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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:: 86896
Giulia Varano, Duchess of Urbino
Date between 1545(1545) and 1547(1547)
Medium Oil on wood
Dimensions Height: 114 cm (44.9 in). Width: 88 cm (34.6 in).
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Painting ID:: 86898
Assumption of the Virgin
Date between 1516(1516) and 1518(1518)
Medium Oil on wood
Dimensions Height: 690 cm (271.7 in). Width: 360 cm (141.7 in).
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Painting ID:: 86999
Venus and Adonis
Oil on canvas; 42 x 52 1/2 in. (106.7 x 133.4 cm)
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Painting ID:: 87609
St Mary Magdalene
Date c. 1532(1532)
Medium Oil on wood
Dimensions Height: 84 cm (33.1 in). Width: 69 cm (27.2 in).
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Painting ID:: 87879
Maria mit dem Kinde, dem Hl. Stephan, Hl. Hieronymus und Hl. Mauritius
c. 1520
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions Deutsch: 108 x 132 cm
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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: | EVERDINGEN, Caesar van | Martin Henri | Evert Collier | Anders Montan | Max Klinger |
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