Vecelli, Tiziano

Tiziano Vecellio di Gregorio or Titian in English (Pieve di Cadore, Belluno, Véneto, circa 1488/1490 - Venice, 27th August 1576),​ was an Italian Renaissance painter and one of the greatest exponents of the Venetian School.

Hailed by his contemporaries as "the sun amidst small stars” in reference to the final line of Paradiso in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, Titian was one of the most versatile Italian painters, equally capable of painting portraits, landscapes (two of the subjects that would bring him fame), mythological scenes, and religious topics. He had a long career, during which his work passed through many different stages, undergoing such drastic stylistic changes that some critics find it hard to believe that his early and later paintings were created by the same hand.

In any case, his oeuvre is marked by the use of vivid and luminous colours, loose brushstrokes and delicate chromatic tones that are unprecedented in the History of Western Art.

En cualquier caso, el conjunto de su obra se caracteriza por el uso del color, vívido y luminoso, con una pincelada suelta y una delicadeza en las modulaciones cromáticas sin precedentes en la Historia del Arte occidental.