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ti shuhn

  • n  old master of the Venetian school (1490-1576)

  • The mass audience may have noticed this tall, titian-haired actress ornamenting some of the more ambitious mainstream films.
  • Soon street sheiks, titian cashiers, small-scale honeymooners and spreeing butter-and-eggers will start raining quarters into Vanity Fair's newest coffers, to make sure what .
News & Articles

  • Do You Shy Away From This Painting Approach?
    Figurative realism and allegory go hand in hand. Allegories—complex narratives built on layers of symbolism—are what allow works by Caravaggio, Titian, Bernini, Dürer, and Vermeer to carry resonance and remain intriguing centuries after they were created. Even though the power of storytelling is well known, allegory isn't always an easy sell in our contemporary world, which may explain why some ...
    June 21, 2013 - Artist Daily
Quotes

  • David Cameron in First Post
    During Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, the Tory leader David Cameron said: "The Prime Minister never gets his facts right: he told us the other day he was like Titian aged 90. The fact is, Titian died at 86."
  • Nicholas Penny in Telegraph.co.uk
    Nicholas Penny, director of the National Gallery, said: "Fear that these supreme masterpieces by Titian might leave these shores was a major factor in the foundation of the Art Fund and it is highly appropriate that the fund should be the first to...

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