Titian: The Sun of Venice The decade of the 1490s witnessed a burgeoning Renaissance across Europe, and within that vibrant landscape, Titian – born Tiziano Vecellio around 1488/90 in the small Alpine town of Pieve di Cadore – emerged as one of its most dazzling stars. His life, spanning nearly eight decades, coincided with a period of immense artistic transformation, marked by shifts from the more rigid formality of early Renaissance Florence to the richer, more sensual palettes and dynamic compositions that would define Venetian painting for generations. His story is not simply one of tec…