Tiziano Vecelli

Tiziano Vecelli, also known as Titian was a painter in 16th century Venice. He was a part of the Italian Renaissance. Titian was a court painter to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and to King Phillip II of Spain. Born in the Venetian Alps in Pieve di Cadore, Titan used the landscape of his home for many of the backgrounds in his paintings.

At the age of nine he apprenticed to a Venetian mosaicist, soon afterwards Tiziano Vecelli became a pupil of Giovanni Bellini.

Some of Titian's earliest works were very heavily influenced by Giovanni Bellini and Giorgione. His first important commission was for frescoes Scuola del Santo in Padua, dedicated to life of St. Anthony.

Once Titian had established himself as a painter he opened his own workshop in Venice. Over the years Titian was commissioned to do portraits and murals for the Holy Roman Emperor, King Phillip II of Spain, Pope Paul III, the infamous de Medici and many others.

August 27, 1576, Tiziano Vecelli died in Venice in his house Biri Grande. Several of his best works were created for his burial place in Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari.