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Painter of Cadore c. 1487/90 - 1576

"On the door of a wardrobe Titian painted an image of Christ, from the waist upwards, to whom one of the common Jews is showing the coin of Caesar.." I-448


The Tribute Money
"Titian well deserved to be generously recompensed by the duke, of whom he did an excellent portrait showing him with one arm resting on a great piece of artillery." I-448


Duke Alfonso with a cannon
"After he returned to Venice, Titian did a painting in oils on canvas of a naked shepherd and a country girl who is offering some pipes for him to play, with an extremely beautiful landscape." I-448

Three Ages of Man
"For the church of the Frari Titian painted an altarpiece for the high altar showing Our Lady ascending into heaven and below her are the twelve apostles who are watching as she ascends." I-449


Assumption of the Virgin
"In the same church, for the chapel of the Pesari family, he painted a picture of the Madonna with her Son in her arms, and St Peter and St George; and round about are the patrons of the work; they include the bishop of Paphos and his brother, just returned from the victory which the bishop had won against the Turks." I-449
Pesaro altarpiece
"For the little church of San Niccolo, Titian painted an altarpiece on which he depicted St Nicholas, St Francis, St Catherine and also a nude St Sebastian portrayed from life.." I-449


San Niccolo altarpiece
"For the church of San Rocco, Titian painted a picture of Christ carrying the cross on his shoulder and being dragged along at the end of a rope by one of the Jews; many people have attributed this image to Giorgione." I-449

Christ carrying the Cross
"For the church of Santa Maria Maggiore he did a painting of St John the Baptist in the desert among some rocks, an angel that seems alive and a little piece of distant landscape with some trees on the bank of a river.." I-449

St John the Baptist
"He portrayed King Francis when he was leaving Italy to return to France." I-450



Francis I (possibly)

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