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Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio (pronounced [titˈtsjaːno veˈtʃɛlljo]; c. 1488/90 – 27 August 1576), Latinized as Titianus, hence known in English as Titian (/ ˈ t ɪ ʃ ən / TISH-ən), was an Italian Renaissance painter, the most important artist of Renaissance Venetian painting.
Apr 23, 2024 · Titian, the greatest Italian Renaissance painter of the Venetian school. He was recognized early in his own lifetime as a supremely talented painter, and his reputation has in the intervening centuries never suffered a decline. A few of his best-known works include Venus of Urbino and Assumption.
Titian was the greatest painter of 16th-century Venice, and the first painter to have a mainly international clientele. During his long career, he experimented with many different styles of painting which embody the development of art during his epoch.
Tiziano Vecellio (ca. 1485/90?–1576), known as Titian, was the greatest Venetian artist of the sixteenth century, eventually gaining international fame. Titian is known above all for his remarkable use of color; his painterly approach was highly influential well into the seventeenth century.
Sep 14, 2020 · Titian (c. 1487-1576 CE), real name Tiziano Vecelli (or Vecellio), was an Italian Renaissance painter who during his lifetime was considered the finest of the Venice school of artists. In a long career...
Artist: Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (Italian, Pieve di Cadore ca. 1485/90?–1576 Venice) Date: 1550s. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 42 x 52 1/2 in. (106.7 x 133.4 cm) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: The Jules Bache Collection, 1949. Accession Number: 49.7.16. Learn more about this artwork. "Where did Praxiteles see me naked?"
One of the most spectacular is Bacchus and Ariadne. The gaiety of mood, the spirit of pagan abandon, and the exquisite sense of humour in this interpretation of an idyllic world of antiquity make it one of the miracles of Renaissance art.
The handsome armour, with its gleaming highlights and reflected colour, the rose sash across the chest (a symbol of the Catholic party and the Holy Roman Empire), and the superb sunset landscape all contribute to make it one of the masterpieces of all time. Titian: detail of Philip II.
Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), was the most celebrated and influential artist working in Venice in the sixteenth century. More than any other painter, his work embodies the rich, vibrant colours, loose brushstrokes and keen interest in effects of light that are the distinguishing features of Venetian art of this period.
Venus with a Mirror (1555) was one of Titian’s most popular compositions, inspiring 15 copies and variants by the artist and his assistants. This is the original, which remained in the artist’s studio until his death.
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