Titian

Titian I have chosen to write about a man, who many consider the greatest 16th century Venetian painter. Tiziano Vecellio, better know as Titian, was born in Pieve di Cadore which is located north of Venice Italy. The year of his birth is uncertain. Titian, by his own account was born in 1477. But most scholars place his birth sometime around 1487. Throughout his long and wonderful career, Titian was responsible for innovations in the handling of color (which was a preoccupation of the Venetian School). Titian was responsible for countless beautiful paintings that still endure today. His work is found in museums and private collections around the world. His work is also on display at the Vatican. At an early age, approximately ten years old, Titian and one of his brothers were sent to Venice to study with the mosaicist Sebastian Zuccato. His talents soon surfaced and after four or five years Titian left Zuccato to join one of the most prominent painters of Venice. Titian started studying with Giovanni Bellini. While studying with Bellini, Titian became friends with several other student of Bellini. Most notably was Giorgio da Castelfranco, nicknamed Giorgione. Titian and Giorgione quickly became the young titian, paintings, titian’s, work, period, painting, one, time, during, works, years, became, style, life, throughout, paint, completed, bellini, while, venice, venetian, school, portrait, place, people, maturity, last, italy, himself, greatest, giorgione, every, began, before, beautiful, around