Titian
(circa 1488-1576), ArtistArtist associated with 44 portraits
The greatest painter of sixteenth-century Venice. He was court painter to the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V. Titian was born at Pieve di Cadore in the Veneto. He was a pupil of Giovanni Bellini and worked in association with Giorgione from around 1507. His great early triumph was the Assumption of the Virgin in the Frari Church in Venice (1516-18). He had many patrons, ranging from the churches and government of Venice to the Roman Farnese family of Pope Paul III. He developed a highly personal style, characterised by varied and loose brushwork and subdued tonality, which was of great influence in later centuries. In old age, Titian mainly painted mythological scenes for Philip II.
after Titian
oil on panel, 1555
NPG 4175
possibly by Tobias Stimmer, after Titian
woodcut, circa 1540s-1570s
NPG D42368
probably by Richard Gaywood, after Wenceslaus Hollar, after Titian
etching, 1647 or after
NPG D9594
by Wenceslaus Hollar, after Titian
etching, 1649
NPG D9589
by Wenceslaus Hollar, after Titian
etching, 1650
NPG D9618
by John Smith, published by Alexander Browne, after Titian
mezzotint, circa 1684 (mid 1560s)
NPG D11455
by John Smith, published by Thomas Glass, after Titian
mezzotint, 1687
NPG D11724
'Loves of the Gods': Vulcan and Ceres
by John Smith, after Titian
mezzotint, 1708
NPG D11715
Frontispiece to 'Loves of the Gods'
by George Vertue, after Titian
engraving, 1708
NPG D11707
'Loves of the Gods': Mars and Venus
by John Smith, after Titian
mezzotint, 1708
NPG D11713
'Loves of the Gods': Neptune and Amphitrite
by John Smith, after Titian
mezzotint, 1708
NPG D11714
'Loves of the Gods': Cupid and Psyche
by John Smith, after Titian
mezzotint, 1708
NPG D11716
'Loves of the Gods': Vulcan and Ceres
by John Smith, after Titian
mezzotint, 1708
NPG D18966
'Loves of the Gods': Mars and Venus
by John Smith, after Titian
mezzotint, 1708
NPG D18971
'Loves of the Gods': Hercules and Deianeira
by John Smith, after Titian
mezzotint, 1709
NPG D11711
'Loves of the Gods': Apollo and Daphne
by John Smith, after Titian
mezzotint, 1709
NPG D11708
'Loves of the Gods': (Bacchus; Ariadne; Cupid)
by John Smith, after Titian
mezzotint, 1709
NPG D11709
'Loves of the Gods': Pluto and Proserpina
by John Smith, after Titian
mezzotint, 1709
NPG D11710
'Loves of the Gods': Jupiter, Juno and Io
by John Smith, after Titian
mezzotint, 1709
NPG D11712
'Loves of the Gods': Apollo and Daphne
by John Smith, after Titian
mezzotint, 1709
NPG D18964
'Loves of the Gods': Bacchus and Ariadne
by John Smith, after Titian
mezzotint, 1709
NPG D18968
by Richard Earlom, after Titian
mezzotint, mid 18th-early 19th century
NPG D24768
by George Vertue, after Titian
line engraving, 1735
NPG D24881
by James William Giles, after Titian
lithograph, early 19th century
NPG D27402
by Henry Bone, after Titian
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, July 1801 (circa 1525)
NPG D17499
by Henry Bone, probably after Guy Head, after Titian
pencil, pen and ink, 1802 (1545-1546)
NPG D17415
by Henry Bone, probably after Guy Head, after Titian
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1802 (1538)
NPG D17416
Judith with the head of Holofernes
by Henry Bone, after Titian
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, October 1803
NPG D17421
by Henry Bone, possibly after Titian
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1808
NPG D17463
by Henry Bone, possibly after Titian
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, March 1809
NPG D17404
by Henry Bone, after Unknown artist, after Titian
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, July 1809 (1536-1539)
NPG D17498
Pope Paul III (Alessandro Farnese)
by Henry Bone, after Titian
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, April 1810 (1543)
NPG D17423
by Henry Bone, after Titian
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1810
NPG D17456
Pope Julius II (Giuliano della Rovere)
by Henry Bone, after Titian
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, July 1811 (1511)
NPG D17424
by Henry Bone, after Titian
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1811 (1520-1523)
NPG D17428
by Henry Bone, possibly after Titian
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, August 1811
NPG D17444
by Henry Bone, after Titian
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, September 1812
NPG D17406
by Henry Bone, after Titian
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, July 1812 (circa 1523-1525)
NPG D17485
Madonna and Child with St John
by Henry Bone, after Titian
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, July 1812
NPG D17486
by James Walker, published by Hurst, Robinson & Co, after Titian
mezzotint, published 25 April 1819
NPG D14485
by Henry Bone, after Titian
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, September 1821 (1556-1559)
NPG D17509
François I (Francis I), King of France
by J.T. Wedgwood, after Titian
stipple engraving, published 1823
NPG D24776
by Henry Bone, after Titian
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, before 1832 (1556-1559)
NPG D17512
Unknown sitter formerly known as Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
published by The Medici Society Ltd, after Titian
chromolithograph, published 1913
NPG D38986
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