Titian's Paintings

Author: Ma Bo
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Titian Vecellio is one of the greatest painters of the "Venetian School" and one of the world's outstanding masters of painting. Throughout his long life, he not only dominated the glorious era of Venice with Popes Paul III, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V who included Titian in the nobility, and King Philip II of Spain. Titian's portrait paintings brought him great international reputation, but his religious and mythological paintings were equally exquisite. Titian was versatile and prolific, enriching the expressive techniques of oil painting. His fame during his lifetime remained prominent even after his death, profoundly influencing European painting. Titian Vecellio (1482-1576) was one of the most outstanding artists of the "Venetian School" during the height of the Italian Renaissance. His artistic achievements brought the "Venetian School" art to its pinnacle. He was the patriarch of the Venetian School. His contemporary art biographer Vasari deeply admired this great realist painter and highly praised his artistic accomplishments. He remarked, "In Italy, no one could match Titian's painting talent, not even Raphael or Leonardo da Vinci." Titian was a rare long-lived and prolific painter. He outlived Michelangelo by many years, living to be over 90, so his artistic career spanned almost the entire 16th century; he was diligent throughout his life, creating over 1,000 works.