Titian

About the Artist

Titian was born around 1488 in Pieve di Cadore in northern Italy and died in Venice in 1576, a painter of the High Renaissance. Active alongside the golden age of the Republic of Venice, he achieved great renown across Europe. Titian trained under the brothers Gentile Bellini and Giovanni Bellini, opened a workshop at San Samuele, and produced portraits for major figures across Europe. He was granted a title of nobility by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and visited Rome at the invitation of Pope Paul III. Titian's artistic world is marked by intense color and vivid expression. He addressed portraiture, mythological themes, religious subjects, and landscape, maintaining a colorist approach throughout his life. His work is marked in particular by dramatic style and great expressive power, sometimes regarded as a forerunner of Baroque art. Signature works include 'Sacred and Profane Love,' 'Assumption of the Virgin,' 'Bacchus and Ariadne,' and 'Venus of Urbino,' works that well show his creativity and skill.