Titian - Wikipedia
WEBTiziano Vecelli or Vecellio ( pronounced [titˈtsjaːno veˈtʃɛlljo]; c. 1488/90 [1] – 27 August 1576), [2] Latinized as Titianus, hence known in English as Titian ( / ˈtɪʃən / TISH-ən ), was an Italian [a] ( Venetian) Renaissance painter of Lombard origin, [4] considered the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school.
Titian | Biography, Art, Paintings, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 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 (ca. 1485/90?–1576) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBTiziano 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.
Titian (active about 1506; died 1576) | National Gallery, London
WEBTitian 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.
Titian - World History Encyclopedia
WEBSep 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.
Titian - Venetian Art, Renaissance Masterpieces, Color Theory
WEBThe 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 Biography
WEBTitian was a leading artist of the Italian Renaissance who painted works for Pope Paul III, King Philip II of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Synopsis. Born sometime between 1488 and 1490, Titian became an artist's apprentice in Venice as a teenager.
Titian - Renaissance Painter, Venetian Art, Masterpieces | Britannica
WEBTwo 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.
Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBTitian (Tiziano Vecellio) Italian. 1550s. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 608. Tales from Ovid’s Metamorphoses inspired Titian to paint what he called poesie, or poetry in paint. Here, Venus tries to stop her lover from departing for the hunt, fearing—correctly—that he would be killed.
Titian and the Late Renaissance in Venice - National Gallery of Art
WEBWith the decline of the High Renaissance and mannerist artists in central Italy, Venetian painters assumed a position of artistic supremacy in Europe by 1540 that they would occupy for the rest of the century. The preeminent artist …
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