narrative‚ A Fortune-Teller Told Me (2001)‚ Journalist Tiziano Terzani avoids airplane travel for an entire year due to a prophecy he receives warning him of grave danger if he failed to comply. Terzani being an international journalist‚ who covers wars‚ political uprising‚ and other global events‚ navigated the globe for an entire year without ever stepping onto an aircraft. Instead‚ he relied on trains‚ boats‚ cars‚ and other methods. Terzani wanted to give his life “a touch of poetry” (2)‚ to regain
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Tiziano Vecellio - Danaë Tiziano Vecellio Danaë‚ 1545 Olaj‚ vászon; 120x172 cm Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte‚ Nápoly Danaë‚ 1553 Olaj‚ vászon; 129x180 cm Museo del Prado‚ Madrid Tiziano mindkét vizsgált festményének témája a görög és római mitológiából ismert Danaë mítosza‚ mely teljes egészében Ovidius Metamorphoses című művében olvasható‚ de első ismert forrása Apollodorus nevéhez kötődik Kr. e. I. századból. Eszerint Danaë Akriszius‚ Argosz királyának lánya volt‚ aki a Delphi jóshoz
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many Venetians. In fact‚ not only Venetians thought this‚ all around Italy it was agreed that Titian was the best artist‚ second to only Michelangelo Buonarroti. Skilled with a paintbrush‚ Titian inspired many new generations of artists to come. Tiziano Vecellio was born to Gregorio and Lucia Vecellio in Pieve di Cadore‚ Italy‚ in roughly 1488. Many sources claim Titian had multiple siblings‚
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summit were phenomenal‚ but the one speaker who intrigued me the most was Tiziano Peccenini. Before he began his speech‚ I had read his background information and purpose in his book‚ which was waiting in my chair when I had arrived to Peking University. As I read the book’s preface and introduction‚ I automatically knew that the book was meant for me and the message was given to help me realize my calling in life. Tiziano Peccenini’s message was based on the views of happiness and success. Today
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Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1488/1490 – 27 August 1576 better known as Titian was an Italian painter‚ the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore‚ near Belluno (in Veneto)‚ in the Republic of Venice. During his lifetime he was often called da Cadore‚ taken from the place of his birth. Recognized by his contemporaries as "The Sun Amidst Small Stars" (recalling the famous final line of Dante’s Paradiso)‚ Titian was one of the most versatile
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a nude woman‚ such as Venus and Cupid in 1522 and Danae and the Shower of Gold of 1744. The women in these paintings usually we the wives or relatives of Royalty. Titian whose real name is Tiziano Vecellio is considered to be by many the greatest Venetian artist of the 16th century. The birth date of Tiziano still remains a mystery because of a misprint that occurred as Girgio Vasari wrote his biography. Titian was born in Pieve de Cadore‚ in the Alps north of Venice he started his early career
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The Life of Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) by Josh Palmer October 18‚ 2012 History 101 Tiziano Vecellio was born at Pieve di Cadore in the Alps north of Venice around 1490 A.D. He became known in english as Titian. At the age of ten Titian’s father sent him and his brother Francesco to Venice where they were to study painting at Sebastiano Zuccato’s workshop. After a short time at Sebastiano Zuccato’s workshop Titian decided to leave‚ while his brother stayed at the workshop to study painting
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The Birth of Venus (Botticelli)- Renaissance Venus of Urbino (Titan)- Renaissance The Birth of Venus (Cabanel)- 19th Century Venus Fauvist-Cubist - 20th Century Mythology of Aphrodite/Venus The mythology of Venus lies within the roots of Neolithic Greece. Known as ‘Eurynome’‚ which translates to the “wide wandering one”‚ she was born of primal Chaos‚ dancing on the water. Eurynome transformed the North Wind into
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The Venus of Urbino‚ is known as the one of the greatest female nudes in the Venetian high renaissance. It was painted between 1488 and 1576 and is a life size oil painting of Venus. Tiziano Vecellio‚ most commonly known as Titian painted it based on an earlier work by Giorgione who was a close friend. Although it is based on Giorgione’s Venus‚ it is very different in style as well as content. Titian painted Venus for the Duke of Camerino
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