Titian spent his early years in Pieve di Cadore, in the Veneto region. He came from a well-off family—his father was a militia captain and mine inspector. However, despite this privilege, his formal ...

In the past month alone, shadowy portraits have been found hidden in longstanding masterpieces by Titian and Picasso. What can they and other such discoveries tell us? Something's stirring.

coffered ceilings and the dazzling paintings by Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese. But everyday, a more curious handful pay a bit extra to go behind the public glitz and delve deeper into this ...

Born Tiziano Vecellio in 1488, Titian, together with his studio in Venice, produced hundreds of paintings until his death in 1576. Researchers know that he re-used canvases on partially-finished work.