Tiziano Vecellio (Italian: [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 Renaissance painter, [a] the most important artist of Renaissance Venetian painting. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near Belluno. [4] .

Mar 31, 2025 · 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.

Feb 8, 2021 · This article contains 20 Most Famous Paintings by Titian. Diana and Actaeon is a painting produced by Titian between 1556 and 1559. This painting is one of the seven large canvases which depicts mythological scenes from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. This painting can be viewed at National Gallery, London.

Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio (1488/1490 - 27 August 1576), known in English as Titian, was an Italian painter, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near Belluno (in Veneto, Republic of Venice).

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...

Oct 1, 2003 · 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 …

Nov 11, 2024 · Titian, born Tiziano Vecellio around 1488–1490 in the small town of Pieve di Cadore near Belluno, Italy, was one of the most significant artists of the Italian Renaissance and is widely regarded as the leading painter of the Venetian school.

Mar 31, 2025 · Titian - Venetian Art, Renaissance Masterpieces, Color Theory: The large number of masterpieces in portraiture that Titian continued to create throughout the rest of his life is astounding. Pope Paul III and his grandson, Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, began to compete with Emperor Charles V for Titian’s services.

Mar 31, 2025 · Professor of the History of Art, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1946–72. Author of Colonial Architecture and Sculpture in Peru; El Greco and His School; The Complete Paintings of Titian.