This week’s Art Master is taking us back to Italy in the 1500s. Titian is known as one of the founders of the Italian Renaissance painting, particularly the Venetian School. Born into a family of stature, he was quite successful throughout his career and known for a variety of styles – portraits, landscapes, religious subjects, and mythological stories – and was sought after for commissions by many, including princes and the papacy. Many artists believed that his talent surpassed that of the masters he studied under, Giorgione and Bellini, and that he is actually the father of the Venetian School. He lived an incredibly long life for the 16th century, and is believed to have been between 80-100 at the time of his death.
Titian is known for his use of color and brushwork – he broke the mold of those that came before him. Most notably was the color he often used on his female subjects. Even today, “Titian” is known as a particular shade of red hair. Perhaps that’s why I am drawn to his work!
- Read more about Titian’s life and see his works HERE and HERE
- Experience and explore these works by Titian in The Louvre in Paris – “The Entombment of Christ” and “Woman with a Mirror”
- Learn more about the Italian Renaissance and the Venetian School
A few key paintings by Titian
Bacchus and Ariadne 
Flora 
Venus and Adonis 
Venus of Urbino 
Venus and Organist and Little Dog
Titian’s final resting place
The Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, monument to Titian. Titian had wished to be buried in the Basilica of the Frari. He was buried at the monument dedicated to him on August 27, 1576. The monument is made of Carrara marble, it is due to the work of the brothers Luigi and Pietro Zandomeneghi, Canova disciples. The mausoleum is situated at the foot of the cross for which Titian made his last work, the Pietà, currently on display at the Academy. At the center of the monument: the statue crowned with laurels Titian is accompanied by the allegories of universal nature, the spirit of knowledge, in addition to painting, sculpture, graphic arts and architecture. At the base, the statue of Charles V and Ferdinand I of Austria, the two emperors for which he had worked. On the bottom five reliefs recall the most important religious works of the artist: the Assumption in the center, Peter of Verona to the left, the martyrdom of St. Lawrence on the right; The entablature above the right Visitation and the Descent from the Cross to the left. At the top of the monument stands the Lion of St.Marc with the coat of arms of the Habsburgs. The monument was restored in 1996.
Photo and Quote by: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titian#/media/File:Frari_(Venice)nave_right-_Monument_of_Titian.jpg
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