Titian

[tish-uh n]

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noun

Tiziano Vecellio, c1477–1576, Italian painter.

(lowercase) a reddish-brown or golden-brown color: hair of titian.

adjective

(lowercase) having titian color: titian hair.

Related formsTi·tian·esque, adjective

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Related Words for titian

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Examples from the Web for titian

Contemporary Examples of titian

She owned original artworks by Rembrandt, Velazquez and Titian.
Adiós to the Diva Duchess
Barbie Latza Nadeau
November 20, 2014
Hall suggests that Titian possibly used self-portraits to manipulate how old the public thought he was.
The Original Selfies
William O’Connor
April 15, 2014
The Daily Pic: At the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin, Titian asks 'What's the rush?'
Museums Cure ADD
Blake Gopnik
September 3, 2013
The Daily Pic hits 100K fans, and they get a gift of this Titian miracle.
Western Art's Greatest Hit?
Blake Gopnik
May 25, 2013
The Daily Pic: In 1510, Titian was already seeing hell as a factory.
An Industrial Inferno
Blake Gopnik
August 29, 2012

Historical Examples of titian

Titian, that might or might not be—perhaps he had only touched it.
Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens
They have abused your hate who told you that Titian was jealous.
Poems
William D. Howells
Rubens never executed—Titian never colored anything like them.
Modern Painters Volume I (of V)
John Ruskin
Turner will not use such means.pitch of color as Titian does.
Modern Painters Volume I (of V)
John Ruskin
She was curious about "Titian's Mistress" because the yellow hair resembled her own.
L'Assommoir
Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for titian

Titian

noun

original name Tiziano Vecellio. ?1490–1576, Italian painter of the Venetian school, noted for his religious and mythological works, such as Bacchus and Ariadne (1523), and his portraits

Derived FormsTitianesque, adjective

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Word Origin and History for titian

Titian

Venetian painter Tiziano Vecellio (c.1490-1576).

titian in Culture

Titian

[(tish-uhn)]

A sixteenth-century Italian painter known for his portraits and for his innovative use of color.