Titian

Italian, 1488–1576

Titian (c. 1488/1490 – 27 August 1576), born Tiziano Vecellio, was a painter of the Renaissance from Pieve di Cadore, near Belluno. He became the leading figure in Venetian painting, known for his versatility in portraits, landscapes, and mythological and religious scenes. His innovative use of colour and painting techniques influenced artists of the late Italian Renaissance and later generations. Titian's career attracted patrons from Venice, northern princes, the Habsburgs, and the papacy.

Sources: Wikipedia (en): Titian · Wikidata Q47551

332 artworks

Titian's Madonna and Child in a Landscape with Tobias and the Angel, depicting a serene Virgin and Child alongside Tobias and the Archangel Raphael.

Madonna and Child in a Landscape with Tobias and the Angel

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A young man with auburn hair and a beard turns his head slightly left, wearing a dark garment and white collar, against a deep brown background.

Portrait of a Man

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A bearded man in dark armor holds a wooden baton, standing against a shadowy background with a vertical strip of deep red at the right edge.

Portrait of Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino

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Titian's Tityus depicts the giant in agony, chained as a vulture tears at his liver.

Tityus

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Titian's 'The Fall of Man' depicts the moment Eve offers the forbidden fruit to Adam in the Garden of Eden.

The Fall of Man

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A richly dressed woman with pearls and a jeweled headdress sits holding an open book before a window showing rolling hills and distant mountains.

Portrait of Isabella of Portugal

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A man with dark hair and a contemplative expression wears a dark fur-lined garment and holds a small red book against a shadowy background.

Portrait of Jacopo Sannazaro

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A portrait of King Philip II of Spain by Titian, depicting him in armor with a calm authority.

Portrait of King Philip II of Spain

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A young man with dark hair and beard stands holding gloves and resting his hand on a sword hilt against a stone column backdrop.

Portrait of Philip II of Spain

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A young woman with waist-length blond hair holds a cluster of flowers, wearing a loose white shirt slipping off her right shoulder and a pink patterned mantle over her left shoulder.

Flora

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Ariadne turns away with arm raised as Bacchus leaps from a chariot drawn by cheetahs toward her, surrounded by a lively procession in a wooded landscape.

Bacchus and Ariadne

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A nude woman lies asleep diagonally across the foreground on white drapery and red cushions, with a green landscape and buildings behind her.

Sleeping Venus

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A nude female figure with long reddish hair wringing it with both hands stands in water above her knees, with a scallop shell near her thigh and a soft blue sky behind.

Venus Anadyomene

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Titian's 'Venus and Adonis' captures a moment of love and longing.

Venus and Adonis

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Titian's 'Landscape with St. Theodore Overcoming the Dragon' depicts a dramatic scene of triumph.

Landscape with St. Theodore Overcoming the Dragon

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Full-length portrait of a man standing with a large pale dog at his side against a dark background with a green curtain.

Portrait of Charles V with a Dog

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Titian's painting 'Danaë' depicts the moment Jupiter descends upon Danaë as a shower of gold.

Danaë

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A partly nude man with stag antlers is attacked by dogs while a woman in pink draws a bow in a dense forest.

The Death of Actaeon

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Jesus Christ sits crowned with thorns at the center while five men press sticks and canes against him near a stone wall.

The Crowning with Thorns

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Eleonora Gonzaga sits in a velvet dress with gold accents, caressing a marten, against a landscape background.

Portrait of Eleonora Gonzaga della Rovere

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A group of women gathers by a woodland pool, with a nude reclining figure exposed and a seated woman gesturing accusingly amid trees, hills, and a fountain.

Diana and Callisto

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A mounted figure in full armor rides a dark horse with crimson and gold trappings across a green landscape under a turbulent sky.

Equestrian Portrait of Charles V

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A seated pope in white robes and papal cap rests his hand on a red table with a golden object, while a cardinal stands behind him against a red curtain.

Pope Paul III and His Grandsons

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A three-quarter length portrait of Francesco Maria della Rovere in black armor holding a baton, standing before a red velvet drape and dark wall.

Portrait of Francesco Maria della Rovere

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A man in black and gold armor stands with a young page holding his helmet against a dark brown background.

Portrait of Alfonso d'Avalos, Marchese del Vasto, in Armor with a Page

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A close-up portrait of Isabella d'Este with light blond curls, an elaborate pearl-adorned balzo, a large pearl earring, and a fur stole against a dark background.

Portrait of Isabella d'Este

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A young man in full gold-decorated armor stands beside a red velvet-covered table holding a plumed helmet and gauntlet, with a stone column behind him.

Philip II in Armour

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A bearded man in polished black armor faces left with a calm expression, resting his right hand on a sword hilt against a brown background.

Portrait of a Man in Armor

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A striking portrait of a lady by Titian, showcasing rich colors and intricate details.

Portrait of a Lady (La Bella)

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A young nobleman with short dark hair and a beard sits in a carved wooden chair by a window showing a ship with white sails on the sea.

Portrait of a nobleman, seated before a window

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Portrait of Jacopo Strada by Titian, showcasing the antiquarian in his study.

Portrait of Jacopo Strada

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A young man in gold and silver doublet and blue mantle with fur trim stands against a dark background, holding gloves and resting a hand on a sword.

Portrait of Philip II

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Titian's 'Venus and Cupid with a Mirror' features Venus admiring herself with Cupid's assistance.

Venus and Cupid with a Mirror

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Three-quarter view portrait of Doge Andrea Gritti wearing a gold brocade robe with white fur trim, set against a dark background.

Doge Andrea Gritti

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The painting shows the Virgin Mary rising with outstretched arms above apostles reaching upward, beneath God the Father and angels in radiant light.

Assumption of the Virgin

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Two women sit on either side of a carved stone trough, one nude with a red mantle holding a vessel, the other clothed, with a winged child leaning over the trough between them.

Sacred and Profane Love

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A woman with long wavy hair and a golden halo clasps striped drapery over her bare chest, with a skull and open book on a ledge before her and a landscape behind.

St. Magdalene as Penitent

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A man in cardinal’s red robes sits in a wooden chair with a book on his lap, a stone column behind him, and a landscape visible through a window.

Portrait of Antonio Cardinal Pallavicini

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A bearded man in a lavender robe and red cloak kneels on a rocky outcrop with arms raised toward golden light in dramatic clouds, an eagle beside him.

Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos

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Mary sits on the left cradling the Christ Child in her lap against a green hanging with a landscape of trees and hills behind them.

Madonna and Child

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A bearded man wearing a dark cap with a gold band and feather faces forward against a nearly black background.

Portrait of Pietro Aretino

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Portrait of Francis I

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Tobias and the Angel by Titian depicts the young Tobias guided by the archangel Raphael along a riverbank.

Tobias and the Angel

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A nude woman chained to rocks looks toward a winged man in red descending with sword and shield above a sea monster emerging from turbulent water.

Perseus and Andromeda

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A young man in a black doublet and white shirt holds a glove, gazing enigmatically.

Man with a Glove

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A nude woman with long red hair stands against a dark rocky background, her hands on her chest and a crucifix visible in the shadows behind her.

Mary Magdalene

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Six figures carry the lifeless body of Christ toward the tomb, with the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene mourning on the left and a darkened tomb entrance on the right.

The Entombment of Christ

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A naked man twists in agony on a black iron grill with flames beneath, surrounded by tormentors and two descending cherubs in a dark architectural scene.

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

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Three enthroned figures in blue robes and a white dove hover on clouds above kneeling and reaching figures amid angels and saints.

La Gloria

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A young man crowned with leaves plays a double pipe beside a woman in white and pink, with three sleeping infants and a winged child near a broken tree.

The Three Ages of Man

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A half-length portrait of a man with a dark beard and black clothing, seated against a dark background with a strip of red fabric at the right edge.

Portrait of Charles V

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A seated Pope Paul III wears a crimson camauro and cape, holding a scroll, against a dark wall and a window showing a distant landscape.

Portrait of Pope Paul III with Camauro

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A lifeless Christ lies across the Virgin Mary's lap, surrounded by Mary Magdalene, a kneeling man, a cherub, and monumental stone architecture.

Pietà

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Mary in a blue robe cradles the Christ Child in a wooden stable as the Magi present gifts, surrounded by horses, attendants, and Saint Joseph.

Adoration of the Magi

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Titian's 'Venus With a Mirror' showcases the goddess Venus in a moment of reflection.

Venus With a Mirror

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A striking portrait of a young man by Titian, showcasing his mastery in capturing human emotion.

Portrait of a Young Man

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A reclining nude nymph lies in the foreground surrounded by men, women, and children celebrating with wine near a wooded landscape and distant sailing ship.

The Bacchanal of the Andrians

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A satyr hangs upside down from a tree with bound arms as two men cut his body, surrounded by figures including a young man with a lira, an older crowned man, a child with a dog, and a muscular bearded man holding a bucket.

The Flaying of Marsyas

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A startled hunter parts red fabric revealing five nude women reacting with alarm near a stone fountain under arched ruins.

Diana and Actaeon

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Titian's Venus of Urbino, a reclining nude in a lavish interior, gazes directly at the viewer.

Venus of Urbino

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Europa lies twisted on a white bull adorned with a flower garland, clutching a red scarf as they move through choppy water with putti flying above and figures on a distant shore.

The Rape of Europa

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A barefoot Saint John the Baptist in animal skin stands on rocky ground, gazing upward beneath a cloudy sky with trees and rocky slopes behind him.

Saint John the Baptist

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Christ’s lifeless body is lowered into a stone sarcophagus by three figures, with Joseph of Arimathea in a yellow robe, the Virgin Mary in blue, Mary Magdalene in white, and Saint John nearby.

The Entombment

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A lively scene shows winged putti playing in a meadow while two women attend a shrine with a statue of Venus.

The Worship of Venus

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The Gozzi Altarpiece shows the Virgin Mary in red and blue robes holding the Christ Child on luminous clouds above two saints and a kneeling donor against a sunset landscape.

Gozzi Altarpiece

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Titian's 'Pilgrims at Emmaus' captures the moment of Christ revealing himself to two disciples.

Pilgrims at Emmaus

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Portrait of Cardinal Cristoforo Madruzzo by Titian, showcasing the cardinal in rich ecclesiastical robes.

Portrait of Cardinal Cristoforo Madruzzo

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Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione by Titian, showcasing the diplomat's thoughtful expression and dignified posture.

Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione

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A young woman in a richly decorated green and gold dress holds pale plumes and wears pearls and gold chains against a dark background.

Portrait of Lavinia

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A portrait of Daniele Barbaro by Titian, showcasing his thoughtful gaze and scholarly attire.

Daniele Barbaro

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A young woman in a jewel-trimmed green robe holds an apple, standing against a dark brown background with light illuminating her face and upper body.

Woman Holding an Apple

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A woman in a red dress kneels with her hand extended toward a standing man, set against a tree and a luminous sky with grazing sheep in the background.

Noli me tangere

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Shepherds gather reverently around the Holy Family in a rustic stable, with Mary holding the glowing infant Christ and Joseph nearby.

Adoration of the Shepherds

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A radiant light shines through clouds onto the angel Gabriel with wings unfurled and Mary in blue and red garments, standing on a tiled floor with columns behind.

Annunciation

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A woman in a vivid blue robe cradles a child while a kneeling woman in pale yellow embraces the child and a boy offers fruit and flowers in a meadow.

Aldobrandini Madonna

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Mary Magdalene with bare shoulders draped in striped cloth, tears streaming down her cheeks, right hand on chest, a glass jar at bottom left, rocky outcrop behind, and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Penitent Mary Magdalene

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A man in a vivid red cardinal cap and robe faces slightly right, his head and shoulders filling the canvas against a soft grey-blue background.

Portrait of a Cardinal

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An allegorical scene showing a woman with Philip II's coat of arms shield, a sword-bearing female figure, armor and weapons on the ground, a kneeling woman in blue, snakes by a tree, and a distant naval battle under a turbulent sky.

Religion saved by Spain

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Portrait of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, painted by Titian in 1548.

John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony

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A woman in a red robe with a halo stands with outstretched arms over a group of praying men, women, and a girl at her feet.

Our Lady of Mercy

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A young woman in red holds a metal platter with the severed head of a bearded man, while a younger female in green looks up at her.

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist

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The painting shows the Virgin Mary kneeling in prayer before the nude infant Christ, surrounded by Saints Anthony Abbot, Jerome, and Francis against a landscape background.

Virgin and Child with Saints Anthony Abbot, Jerome and Francis

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Self-Portrait

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A woman in a blue mantle and red gown holds a young unclothed child on a cloud surrounded by angels, with two bearded men below holding a cross and a book.

Serravalle Altarpiece

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A three-quarter length portrait of a woman standing against a dark grey background with a sheer white scarf and a sculpted relief on a stone parapet.

La Schiavona

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A reclining nude woman with pearl jewelry lies on red drapery while a man in a black cap plays a lute beside her, with Cupid placing a flower garland on her head.

Venus and Cupid with a lute-player

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A man with a neatly trimmed beard in black clothing stands turned slightly left, with a red cloth and golden object on the table before him.

Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle

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A horizontal scene showing mythological figures sharing food and drink amid trees, a rocky hill, and a blue sky, with a satyr, donkey, women, and a pheasant.

The Feast of the Gods

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The painting shows the infant Christ reaching toward a kneeling young woman, with Mary holding him and a bearded man standing nearby, set against a landscape and green curtain.

Madonna and Child with Saints Luke and Catherine of Alexandria

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A young woman with braided blonde hair and a gold earring wears an embroidered pale dress and gold chain, standing against a dark background.

Portrait of Lavinia Vecellio

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