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Titian (Tiziano Vecellio)

Type Figure Region Italy Time c. 1488–1576 Also known as Titian

Leader of the Venetian school, renowned for rich color and free brushwork, excelling in portraits, religious and mythological subjects.…

Timeline

  1. 1500–1510Venice · VenetoStudied under Giovanni Bellini and worked closely with Giorgione; around 1508 he independently took on religious painting commissions, establishing the Venetian coloristic style.
  2. 1511–1520Venice · VenetoCreated major works such as the Sacred Conversation and Bacchus and Ariadne, received commissions from the Duke of Ferrara and the pope, and became the undisputed representative of the Venetian school; in 1516 he became official painter of Venice.

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