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Pope Paul III and His Grandsons is a painting painted by Titian, who was commissioned by the Farnese family. This was one of Titians' finest works Initially looking at this painting you see the three men of different ages. Pope III is sitting in his…

In this painting Titian exhibits his use of colorito, which is when color is used in a dominating manner in the work. The color helps depict the story of the painting, which involves Jupiter seducing Danaë. The story explains how Danaë was locked in…

Titian's portrait of the Pope and his grandsons is filled with rich tones of red and maroon along with dark brown, black and skin toned tan accented with white and silver.  Seated in the focal point of the painting is Pope Paul III dressed in a white…

Pietro Aretino was an influential Italian author during the sixteenth century. In addition to his artistic work, however, he was a friend to countless people in power and was nicknamed “the scourge of princes” for his use of blackmail against…

Sacred and Profane Love was painted by Titian for the occasion of the marriage of Laura Bagarotto and the Secretary of Venice’s Council of Ten, Niccolò Aurelio, both of whom have their family’s coat of arms included in this piece. [1] This piece uses…

Sacred and Profane Love is a piece done by Titian circa 1515 for Niccolò Aurelio [1]. Niccolò Aurelio, secretary of the Venice Council of Ten, commissioned this painting for his marriage to Laura Bagarotto [2]. The painting itself depicts two ladies,…

This early oil painting by Titian features a pastoral setting with a lake and luscious green rolling hills. To one side we can see a church with a grand steeple while the other side is flanked by a castle-like fortification overlooking a village. In…

Titian painted Sacred and Profane Love in circa 1515. It was commissioned by Niccoló Aurelio in 1514, a superb chancellor in Venice's city government, on behalf of his matrimony to Laura Bagarotto of Padua [1]. In 1613, this composition was described…

In Greek mythology, Sisyphus is the founder and first sovereign ruler of modern Corinth (which was then Ephyra). After numerous attempts to trick the gods and cheat death, the gods finally catch up to him and punish him. Sisyphus’ sentence is to roll…

There have been several different interpretations of who the three female figures in this work are, and what they mean. At one point, it was identified as the Three Graces, but later the main figure was identified as Venus, blindfolding her son Cupid…