Titian

[ tish-uhn ]

/ ˈtɪʃ ən /

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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.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Titian

Ti·tian·esque, adjective

Words nearby Titian

tither, tithing, tithonia, Tithonus, titi, Titian, Titian red, Titicaca, titillate, titillating, titillation

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How to use Titian in a sentence

She owned original artworks by Rembrandt, Velazquez and Titian.
Adiós to the Diva Duchess|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Pic: At the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin, Titian asks 'What's the rush?'
Museums Cure ADD|Blake Gopnik|September 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

The Daily Pic: In 1510, Titian was already seeing hell as a factory.
An Industrial Inferno|Blake Gopnik|August 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
After that the Titian Foreign Office took a hand, and the poor girl's troubles began.
The Colonel of the Red Huzzars|John Reed Scott
It is in the work of his fellow-pupil and Titian that the great Venetian treasure of the Uffizi lies.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
I say nothing of Titian here: preferring to speak of him in dealing with his more various and numerous work in the Pitti Palace.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
In another portrait of about the same time, the Young Englishman , we have Titian at his best.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
Vandyke, Reynolds, Titian—he deemed these the great triumvirate of portraiture.
Art in England|Dutton Cook

British Dictionary definitions for Titian

Titian

/ (ˈtɪʃən) /

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 forms of Titian

Titianesque, adjective

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Cultural definitions for Titian

Titian

[ (tish-uhn) ]

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