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Lorenzo Lotto was commissioned to create a portrait for the Bishop Bernardo de’ Rossi that showed his elegance and status. Lorenzo Lotto, born in Venice in 1480, learned how to paint with the Murano school, as Henry S. Francis points out, working on…

In this painting, we see Venus--the Roman goddess of love and affection--depicted with blonde hair, draped with a fine and elegant fabric from the waist down. In her lap lies Adonis, an adept hunter in Greco-Roman mythology who dons bright and…

The painting Bacchanal of the Andrians by Titian was made from 1523 to 1526 and is located in the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain. This painting was one of the pieces of art Titian made for the Duke of Ferrara, Alfonso d’Este. This portrait has many…

Titian, one of the most important members of the 16th century Venetian school, was an Italian painter during the Renaissance [1]. Titian was famous for his drastic use of color, where he used calculated brushwork and subtle tone to spread his…

     Here we see a group of followers of Bacchus enjoying themselves, drinking from the wine of the new river--a gift from Bacchus. Much like other pieces of his, Titian creates a sense of depth through the landscape; the trees and the green of the…

Sisyphus is a painting that depicts an old Greek myth. It was painted by Titian, who completed numerous commissions for mythological paintings including Bacchus and Ariadne, Diana and Actaeon, and the work discussed here, Sisyphus [1]. The myth of…

Commissioned by Mary of Hungary for the Binche Palace and painted by Titian c. 1548, Sisyphus documents the story of the King of Corinth, Sisyphus. Sisyphus was condemned to push a boulder to the top of a hill in the Underworld repeatedly, for the…

In this painting, we see Saint Margaret, an Antioch virgin, emerging from a dragon’s severed body with a cross in hand. Titian makes Margaret the central figure in the painting in multiple ways. First, he makes her skin and clothing have much…

Titian was commissioned to create this painting for Alfonso d’Este. This painting demonstrates the joy brought to the people from wine. Clearly, a wine glass is being held in the center of the painting to demonstrate the immense focus Titian places…

Titian, or Tiziano Vecellio, first gained popularity for his religious pieces and for applying the colorito technique and providing innovative twists to classical interpretations of biblical stories, such as in The Virgin and Child with Saints…