Titian, master of color among the great names of the Italian Renaissance
Born in the late Renaissance, Titian's works were produced within a different philosophy of painting than his predecessors. It was thanks to Titian's artistic talents and mastery of color that he inspired the emergence of Baroque art.
Titian was born in 1488 in Pieve di Cadore, Italy, to a wealthy family. His full name is Tiziano Vecellio. When he was 9 years old, his father took him to Venice with his brother Francesco. Titian, who went to Venice in his youth, first studied under a painter and mosaicist named Sebastiano Zuccato, and later in the workshop of Gentile Bellini and Giovanni Bellini brothers. Here he met the painter Giorgione, who was 10 years older than him, whom he would be influenced by for a long time. Together they decorated the facade of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, the center of German trade in Venice, in 1508. However, due to the humid weather, these works were destroyed.
When his friend Giorgione died on October 25, 1510, Titian went from Venice to Padova. There he painted the Scuola del Santo and Scuola del Carmine frescoes in 1511. Giorgione's influence on Titian was immense. When his young master died, some of his paintings were completed by Titian. Titian's reputation grew quickly.
Titian returned to Venice in 1513 and established his own workshop. He worked on the decoration of the great meeting hall of the Palazzo Ducale palace, which was the residence of the Venetian duchies. But unfortunately these paintings were destroyed during the fire of 1577.
When his master Giovanni Bellini died on November 29, 1516, he took the title of chief painter of the Republic of Venice.
By Cecili, whom Titian married in 1525, he had two sons and two daughters, one of whom died in infancy; When his wife died in 1530, he never married again. His younger son Orazio later became a painter and Titian's chief assistant.
He was summoned to Bologna by Emperor Charles V, whom he had met as early as 1530, to describe his coronation, and Titian was given the title of Count Palatino. In 1533 he became the official painter of the empire. Pope III in 1540. He was hosted splendidly in Rome, where he went at the call of Paulus. He was granted Roman citizenship for his services to the Papacy. Pope III. He painted a portrait of Paulus.
He painted portraits of court nobles in Augsburg, Germany, where he was summoned in 1548. King of Spain II, who later replaced Charlemagne. He bought many paintings from Felipe Titian. The paintings in the Prado Museum are considered the most important of Titian's works in other museums in terms of both number and quality.
The painting by Titian between 1519 and 1526 is Madonna di Ca' Pesaro (Madonna of Pesaro); It was built by Jacopo Pesaro in honor of the victory of the Republic of Venice by conquering Cyprus. This painting is one of Titian's most famous works. The painting is preserved in the church of the Frari Santa Maria Gloriosa Basilica in Venice.
Titian never left Venice again after 1550. He died of the plague on August 27, 1576, in Venice, Italy, at the age of 88.
Pictures
The Venus of Urbino is an oil painting by Italian painter Titian in 1538. In the painting, a nude young woman, thought to be Venus, is depicted reclining on a sofa or bed in the flamboyant setting of a Renaissance palace. The painting is exhibited in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
The pose of the woman in the painting is based on Giorgione's painting Sleeping Venus (1510). However, Titian preferred a more sensual stance instead of the distance in Giorgione's painting. The female figure in the painting is devoid of classical or allegorical decorations, so as not to show the features of the god it represents. Thus, the picture was made to be erotic. The sincere stance of Venus in the painting is remarkable. He looks directly at the viewer, not caring that he is naked. His right hand holds a bunch of flowers, while his left hand hides his genitals, which is provocatively placed in the center of the painting. The dog right behind the woman represents loyalty. The fact that the dog image, which generally symbolizes loyalty, is asleep, suggests that the woman in the picture is unfaithful.
Painting to the painter, Duke of Urbino II. It was ordered by Guidobaldo della Rovere. The painting was originally to be used to decorate one of the chests, called cassone, traditionally given as a wedding gift in Italy. In the background of the painting, servants rummaging through such a chest are depicted searching for the clothes of Venus. The extreme erotic nature of its content suggests that the painting was designed as an educational model for the duke's rather young wife, whom he was going to marry.
Titian's painting "Venus of Urbino" inspired Edouard Manet's painting "Olympia" exhibited in the Orsay Museum.
Titian also painted a portrait of the 10th Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent around 1539.
The development of Titian art is divided into three periods. His apprenticeship is under the influence of his master, Giorgione. This influence is so strong that experts have not been able to understand for sure which of Giorgione's late works and Titian's early works belonged. In his second period, which covers approximately 1520-1545, Titian further clarified the features of his original style. The spirituality of the figures in his religious works and the sensuality of the figures in his mythological works have increased.
He used color in a uniformity based on the variation of a single color from time to time, but this did not prevent him from developing an intense sense of colorism. Titian's mature style becomes evident as the spiritual dimension gradually turns into a freer expression. His style was not understood by any painter other than Tintoretto.