Friday, June 06, 2008

Fine Art Friday - Titian

Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait

The Assumption
The Assumption

The Entombment
The Entombment

Supper at Emmaus
Supper at Emmaus

St. Sebastian
St. Sebastian

Salome
Salome

Titian

(TIZIANO VECELLI, called TITIAN).

The greatest of Venetian painters, born at Pieve di Cadore (Friuli); died at Venice, 27 Aug., 1577.
Source Catholic Encyclopedia

4 comments:

teresa_anawim2 said...

I have seen prints of the Assumption many times and never took note of the artist.
I am attracted to his beautiful rich sense of color in his paintings.
Thanks for this lesson on Titian this FAF.

Mimi said...

I'm just realizing that this is why Nancy Drew was called Titian haired, is it not?

Very nice, thank you.

teresa_anawim2 said...

I did not realize that, Mimi! Wow!
(A former Nancy Drew bookworm from the 1960's ...loved that series!It caused me to get my first library card)

EC Gefroh said...

To be honest, although I was familiar with that painting, I didn't realize it was a work by Titian.

Mimi, wow, I didn't realize that either.

Teresa, I was a Trixie Belden fan myself. :-)