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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.
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 working for dukes, kings, and popes, Titian produced a large number of paintings, mostly with a religious theme, a mythological theme or portraits.
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.
A highly naturalistic, visual seduction. Who is she? Art historians cannot agree. Numerous identities are proposed for this nude woman seductively reclining in bed as she stares outward from an elegant bedroom.
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.
Two of the canvases are Worship of Venus and The Andrians. 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.
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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