Titian

[tish-uhn]

noun

1. Tiziano Vecellio, c1477–1576, Italian painter.

2. (lowercase),  a reddish-brown or golden-brown color.

   hair of titian.

adjective

1. (lowercase),  having titian color.

   titian hair.

Titian

/ ˈtɪʃən /

noun

1. 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

Titian

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

Other Word Forms

• Titianesque adjective

Example Sentences

The great Italian painters were all represented: Raphael, Titian, Tintoretto.

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Titian’s imposing oil portrait of Alfonso d’Avalos, formidable governor of Milan, dressed in gilded armor and accompanied by a reverential page, hangs opposite by a doorway.

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Blake was convinced that art had been on the skids since the mid-16th century, when worldly Titian and the Venetian painters rose to prominence, so he set about trying to put things right.

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In one 2022 email, he appeared to demand “30 percent” from the owner of a Titian, according to the court papers.

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His main residence was decorated with works by the Renaissance painter Titian and the Dutch grand master Rembrandt.

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