Titian biography

A short biography of Titian the artist's life

1. Titian By: Lydia

2. Introduction of Titian Full name: Titian Vecelli Born: 1488 A.D Died: 27, August 1576 A.D Occupation: Italian Renaissance Artist Born in : Pieve di Cadore (Near Belluno) Parents: Gregorio Vecelli and Lucia

3. Early Years The exact date of Titian’s birth was unknown . Titian’s father was a counselor and soldier. Many relatives , including Titian’s grandfather was notaries. When Titian was 1 2, he and his brother Francesco were sent to an uncle in Venice to learn with an artist. The Minor painter Sebastian Zuccato , His sons became famous mosaicists, and who have a friend that arranged for the brothers to enter the studio of Gentile Bellini. There Titian found some friend of his age. His older brother later became an painter.

4. Maturity During the period of 1516-1530, Titian moved on from his Giorgionesque style, he painted more complex subjects. Giorgione died in 1510 and Giovanni Bellini in 1516, leaving Titian more unrivaled in the Venetian School. Now Titian started to paint the famous artworks by today. Salome with the Head of John the Baptist. Painted by 1515 in Rome. Bacchus and Ariadne, C . 1520-1523

5. Final Years During the last 26 years of life, Titian worked mainly for Philip II as an portrait painter. He finished many copies that his pupils made of his earlier works. For Philip II , he painted a series of mythological paintings (also known as “poesies”) , mostly from Ovid. The “poesies” series contained the following work: Venus and Adonis Dana ë , both sent to Philip in 1553. Diana and Actaeon Diana and Callisto , were transmitted in 1559 Perseus and Andromeda , now damaged The Rape of Europa (Boston, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum), delivered in 1562 The Death of Actaeon , begun in 1559 but worked on for many years and never completed

6. Artworks of Titian A Man with a quilted sleeve An Early portrait. C. 1509, National Gallery, London Assunta , It took Titian 2 years to complete this . (1516-1518) Isabella of Portugal by Titian, painted after her 1539 death.

7. Equestrian Portrait of Charles V , done in 1548   Man with a Glove . Done in 1522 The rape of Europa C. Done 1560 -1562.

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