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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:: 94761
Alfonso Avalos Addressing his Troops
c. 1540
Type oil on canvas
Dimensions 223 cm x 165 cm (88 in x 65 in)
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Painting ID:: 94762
Saint John the Baptist
1540
Type oil on canvas
Dimensions 201 cm x 134 cm (79 in x 53 in)
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Painting ID:: 94763
Portrait of a Young Englishman
1540 - 1545
Type oil on canvas
Dimensions 111 cm x 96.8 cm (44 in x 38.1 in)
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Painting ID:: 94766
Portrait of Lavinia Vecellio
circa 1545(1545)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 84.5 x 73 cm (33.3 x 28.7 in)
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Painting ID:: 94768
Pope Paul III and his Grandsons
1546
Type Oil on canvas
Dimensions 210 cm x 176 cm (83 in x 69 in)
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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: | Federico Faruffini | Adam Elsheimer | Lycett, Joseph | James Barry | Giovanni Battista Spinelli |
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