Often hailed as a modern artist, with impressionistic tendencies, Tiziano Vecellio, known as Titian, has been revered for centuries as a pioneering painter. Born in northern Italy in the Dolomite mountain range, Titian lived and worked during most of his career in Venice, the capital of the Venetian Republic, that had proven itself to be a formidable trading power in the Mediterranean Sea. During his extended and illustrious career, Titian enjoyed great fame and wealth, thanks to his connections with the royalty of Europe, who constantly commissioned portraits and mythologies from him. Titian ..read more

Painted in celebration of the Emperor's victory over Protestant forces at Mühlberg ..read more

One of Titian's first commissions, the "Assumption of the Virgin" is his largest oil painting and is honored for its innovative three-tier composition ..read more

The god of wine, surrounded by his followers, sees Ariadne and falls in love instantly, leaping from his chariot to be near the frightened girl ..read more

Locked in a tower, Danae is impregnated by Zeus who is disguised as a golden rain ..read more

The subjects in this piece are based on the Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses ..read more

Titian's striking portrait of the "Man with a Quilted Sleeve" is remarkable for its realism and the unforgettably attitude of its mysterious subject ..read more

After the Resurrection Christ appears to Magdalen. When she recognises him he says 'noli me tangere' (let no one touch me ..read more

A portrait of Prince Philip of Spain ..read more

A portrait of Pope Paul III ..read more