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Titian

Italian painter (c.1490-1576) · Italy · Artists · Died at 86

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Titian turned pigment into an argument that color could carry as much weight as drawing - a claim that split Renaissance art theory and shaped how painters thought about light and surface for centuries after his death.

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1576Died27 August 15761567“[I wish]to engrave and distribute [the prints] for the benefit and knowledge and use of painters and sculptors and other knowledge-able persons.”In their wordsofficial document, 1567; as quoted by Bruce Kohl in Titian and Venetian Painting, 1450-1590; publishers Westview Press, 1999, p. 117

1554“..I also send the picture of the [[w: La Gloria (Titian)|'Trinity' [also called La Gloria] ]].. ..in my wish to satisfy your C. M.”In their words10 September 1554In a letter from Venice to the Spanish emperor Charles V in Bruxelles, 10 Sept. 1554; original in the 'Appendix' of Titian: his life and

1548“Most serene and Powerful King [Ferdinand], most Clement Lord,..”In their words20 October 1548In a letter to King Ferdinand, from Innsbruck, 20th Oct 1548; original in the 'Appendix' in Titian: his life and times - With some account

1545“[I] purposely avoided the styles of Raphael and Michaelangelo because I was ambitious of higher distinction than that of a clever imitator.”In their wordsTitian's remark to Francesco Vargas, the Spanish envoy, c. 1545; in Vicus, De studiorum ratione, u. s. p. 109; as quoted by J.A.Y. Crowe &

1518“Most Illustrious Lord and My Lord, I received the other day, with due reverence your Lordship's letter, together with the canvas and framing.”In their words1 April 1518In a letter to the Duke Alfonso of Ferrara, From Venice, April 1, 1518; as quoted by J.A.Y. Crowe & G.B. Cavalcaselle in Titian his life

1517“Your Excellency, I went without delay to the well of which Y. E. had written, and made a sketch of it, from which Y. E.”In their words19 February 1517Quote from Titian's letter to the Duke Alfonso of Ferrara, From Venice, Feb. 19, 1517; from the original in Marquis Campori's Tiziano e gli

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  1. [I wish]to engrave and distribute [the prints] for the benefit and knowledge and use of painters and sculptors and other knowledge-able persons.

    1567, official document, 1567; as quoted by Bruce Kohl in Titian and Venetian Painting, 1450-1590; publishers Westview Press, 1999, p. 117, Own words

  2. ..I also send the picture of the [[w: La Gloria (Titian)|'Trinity' [also called La Gloria] ]].. ..in my wish to satisfy your C. M.

    Sep 10, 1554, In a letter from Venice to the Spanish emperor Charles V in Bruxelles, 10 Sept. 1554; original in the 'Appendix' of Titian: his life and, Own words

  3. His Majesty [[w: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|[emperor Charles V] ]], [in his court in Augsburg] sent for me.

    Nov 11, 1550, Quote in Titian's letter to his friend Pietro Aretino in Venice, sent from Augsburg, 11 Nov. 1550, the original is in Lettere a P. Aretino, Own words

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Born around 1488 near Belluno, Tiziano Vecellio built a career that moved from Venetian commissions to the courts of north Italian princes, then to the Habsburgs and the papacy. With Giorgione, he founded the Venetian school of Renaissance painting, working portraits, mythological scenes, and religious subjects with equal command. His method - especially his handling of color - influenced not just his Italian contemporaries but generations of Western painters who followed. Over his long life his style shifted dramatically: the vivid, luminous tints of his early work gave way to loose brushwork and a subtlety of tone that remained original to the end. He died in Venice on 27 August 1576, having been called by Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo "the sun amidst small stars not only among the Italians but all the painters of the world."

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deceased
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Lived 1490 to 1576 · aged 86

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