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Cupid with the Wheel of Time
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| Artist / Maker | Titian |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1515/1520 |
| Culture / Origin | Italian |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Department | Painting |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian, was the greatest Italian painter of 16th-century Venice, known for his expressive brushwork, brilliant color, and hazy atmospheric effects. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, a small town on the Venetian side of the Alps around 1490. He moved to Venice when he was ten years old, and started his artistic training under the mosaicist Sebastiano Zuccato. He later joined Gentile's and Giovanni's Bellini workshops, and started a collaboration with the painter Giorgione on the… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: National Gallery of Art, Washington · Licence: CC0.
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