Titian
Tiziano Vecellio, also known as Titian, was born in Venice, Italy in 1488 and died sometime in the year of 1576. Titian was known for his remarkable use of color and was the greatest Venetian artist in the sixteenth century. He was trained by two other Venetian artists named Giovanni Bellini and Giorgione. They were influential for his tonal approach to painting and his landscape style, which were usually atmospheric and evocative. His first paintings would include mythical figures with a flourishing scene as the background.
Later, he constructed a painting called Assumption of the Virgin, which led to his popularity and positioned him as leading artist in the city. People began to feel uneasy with the painting and noted how boldly the colors were shown. He continued to paint more influential altarpieces; the most popular being Death of Saint Peter Martyr for the Church of SS. Giovanni e Paolo. He then became a famous portraiture internationally; his previous paintings led him to his success. His portraits are remarkable in the way they express a psychological dimension and portraying the sitter’s status and importance.
Titian is considered a Renaissance man because he was able to achieve fame as an artist on his own. He was also employed by patrons outside of Venice and lived up to the age of ninety constructing dramatic mythological works and intense, in depth human portraits. He has been cited as the most perfect artist that has ever been. Many few artists had a great impact in their artist career like Titian had. His artwork is an inspiration to art today.
Titian had the ability to please his sitter’s and still retain an artistic integrity and insight to the individual. His greatest quality was being able to construct each painting a little different with such detail. He focused and was most interested in the specific optical effects, for example, his touch, the size and direction of his brushstrokes, the location, poses and the right amount of surrounding
Later, he constructed a painting called Assumption of the Virgin, which led to his popularity and positioned him as leading artist in the city. People began to feel uneasy with the painting and noted how boldly the colors were shown. He continued to paint more influential altarpieces; the most popular being Death of Saint Peter Martyr for the Church of SS. Giovanni e Paolo. He then became a famous portraiture internationally; his previous paintings led him to his success. His portraits are remarkable in the way they express a psychological dimension and portraying the sitter’s status and importance.
Titian is considered a Renaissance man because he was able to achieve fame as an artist on his own. He was also employed by patrons outside of Venice and lived up to the age of ninety constructing dramatic mythological works and intense, in depth human portraits. He has been cited as the most perfect artist that has ever been. Many few artists had a great impact in their artist career like Titian had. His artwork is an inspiration to art today.
Titian had the ability to please his sitter’s and still retain an artistic integrity and insight to the individual. His greatest quality was being able to construct each painting a little different with such detail. He focused and was most interested in the specific optical effects, for example, his touch, the size and direction of his brushstrokes, the location, poses and the right amount of surrounding
Bibliography: Artpromotivate. Artpromotivate, 2012. Web. 11 Dec. 2012. This website helped me figure out who was a Renaissance man or women that related to Titian. I found him by looking through all the pieces of art they have displayed and chose the one that looked like it was in depth. It gave me information about the artist and also provided an interview with him. It also had some of his pieces on display. Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000. Web. 11 Dec. 2012. This website provided information of Titian from his early works to his latest works. It focuses on his most famous pieces and how he became successful. It helped clarify how he perfected and constructed his art work. It also provides pictures of the actual pieces they talk about, so we can understand his reason as we read along. The National Gallery. Web. 12 Dec. 2012. The National Gallery provides original pieces of art created by Titian. They have paintings like, Bacchus and Ariedne, Diana and Actaeon, Noli me Tangere and a lot more. This gallery provides all his beautiful paintings. It shows people how specific in detail Titian was. It allows people to see how art changes over periods of time and how differently artists paint. Studio International. Studio Trust, 1893. Web. 11 Dec. 2012. This website provided more information about Titian 's life. It explained all his accomplishments throughout his life more in depth than the other websites I looked at. It also provides some of Titian 's paintings. It also shows how specifically he was when painting. It also talked about how other artists criticize his work. -------------------------------------------- [ 1 ]. Titian died due to the Bubonic Plague. [ 2 ]. Two of his most magnificent pieces of artwork that portray this mythological style are called Landscape with Goat and Two Satyrs in a Landscape. [ 3 ]. The Assumption of the Virgin was made for the high altar of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, one of the most important churches in Venice, Italy. [ 4 ]. Popes and other noblemen insisted on having a self-portrait made by him and did not accept any other artist.