Charles V – one of the outstanding rulers of his era, the King of Spain from the Habsburg dynasty. He was widely educated, he knew several languages. He waged numerous

Francesco Maria della Rovere, the governor of Urbino from 1508. The portrait was ordered, as documents prove, in 1536 and sent to the customer in 1538. Titian apparently made from

The name of the portrait of “Schiavone” is conditional. It comes from the Martinengo collection in Brescia, where it is mentioned in 1640. In 1900-1912 he was in the collection

“Saint Sebastian” – one of the masterpieces of the late period of Titian’s work. While working on the painting the artist was already about 85 years old, but the painting

This later, born in 1561, the portrait depicts Antonio Palma, nephew of Palma or Vecchio. A box of paints on the windowsill indicates a profession, a palm branch in the

Titian wrote many portraits of crowned persons. It is impossible to imagine Philip II, Francis I, or the Pope of Rome III, other than what the master portrayed them. In

Painting by artist Tiziano Vecellio “Portrait of Charles V”. The size of the painting is 205 x 122 cm, canvas, oil. Portraits of Titian are remarkable in that they continue

Painting by artist Tiziano Vecellio “Introduction to the Temple.” The size of the painting is 345 x 775 cm, canvas, oil. The composition “Introduction to the Temple” stands as if

The portrait comes from the collection of the Urbinian dukes and entered Florence in 1631 with the legacy of Vittoria della Rovere. It was considered a portrait of the Duke

Painting by artist Titiano Vecellio “Secular love”. The size of the picture is 97 x 81 cm, canvas, oil. It would be wrong to reduce Titian’s work only to chanting

The portrait comes from the Urbino meeting, entered the collection of the Florentine dukes of the Medici in 1631 with the legacy of Vittoria della Rovere. Perhaps this particular portrait

The painting entered the Hermitage between 1763 and 1774 years. In the second half of the XIX century was in the Gatchina Palace. Returned to the Hermitage in 1924. The

The combination of blue, dark green and dark red makes this painting especially charming. The background breaks up in fuzzy forms. Painting, it seems, will take place exclusively from the

A young girl in this little picture was often identified as the daughter of Titian, Lavinia. But little, the facts confirming this, except for light hair. Interpretation of the portrait,

Painting by artist Tiziano Vecellio “Portrait of Pietro Aretino”. The size of the picture is 98 x 78 cm, canvas, oil. In a number of works marked by the simplicity