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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…

Titian, a highly revered artist of the Venetian Renaissance, was commissioned by Alfonso I d’Este the Duke of Ferrara to work on a series of paintings for the Alabaster Chamber. The collection had a Dionysian theme and included The Worship of Venus,…

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…

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…

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…

Tityus, sometimes spelled Tityos, is a giant from ancient Greek mythology and the illegitimate son of Zeus and Elara. After attempting to rape Leto, he is killed by the gods Artemis and Apollo and sent to eternal damnation in the depths of the Greek…

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…

     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…

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…

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…