Titian

Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio (c. 1488-90 – August 27, 1576), commonly known as Titian, was one of the greatest 16th century Renaissance painters of Venice, Italy.

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He was born at Pieve di Cadore (Friuli) in Italy, and died at Venice. He was commonly called during his lifetime Da Cadore, from the place of his birth, and has also been designated Il Divino.

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Titian was one of a family of four and son of Gregorio Vecelli, a distinguished

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councilor and soldier, and of his wife Lucia.

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At the age of ten Titian was brought to Venice and placed by his brother with the celebrated mosaicist, Sebastian Zuccato, but at the end of four or five years he entered the studio of the aged painter Giovanni Bellini, at that time the most noted artist in the city. There he found a group of young men about his own age, among them Giovanni Palma da Serinalta, Lorenzo Lotto, Sebastiano Luciani, and Giorgio da Castelfranco, nicknamed Giorgione.

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Tiziano Vecelli(O) Known as Titian Italian Artist

The Meeting Between Titian and Veronese on the Ponte Della Paglia