SwissArtGallery · Documented identity
Born in Pieve di Cadore, at the foot of the Dolomites on the Venetian side of the Alps, Titian first trained under the mosaicist Sebastiano Zuccato, then in the workshops of Gentile and Giovanni Bellini. After Gentile’s death in 1507, he joined Giovanni’s workshop. Following Giorgione’s death in 1510 and Sebastiano del Piombo’s departure for Rome the following year, he established his independent practice in Venice. In 1511, he painted frescoes at the Scuola del Santo in Padua. The Assumption of the Virgin, known as the «Assunta», was presented in 1518 in the church of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari: the altarpiece, almost seven metres high, demonstrates the scale of his decorative ambition. He later created the Pala Pesaro for the same church, between 1519 and 1526.
His work extended to the Italian courts. From 1523, he painted mainly portraits for the court of Mantua. From 1532, he worked for the Duke of Urbino, Francesco Maria della Rovere, and then for his successor, Guidobaldo II. Around 1551, he began a series of mythological paintings for Philip II, which he referred to as «poesie». Diana and Actaeon and Diana and Callisto are among them and are now held in the collection of the National Gallery. Titian died in 1576, carried off by the plague on 27 August.
This profile brings together identity references for Titian and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
3 references are documented at Genève Enchères, Zofingen, Dobiaschofsky. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
These references are shown separately because of their attribution or lot composition. Each record states the reason.
Oil on canvas
D’après Tiziano Vecellio — Diane et Callisto
huile sur toile
D'après
Catalogue period : 2026-09-22
After
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 4000–6000
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Oil on canvas
Entourage de Tiziano Vecellio — Die Reise zur Kavallerie
Oel auf Leinwand
Zugeschrieben: Umkreis
Catalogue period : 2025-11-29
Attributed to: circle
Published result : 32000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 15000
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Oil on wood
In der Art
Öl auf Holz
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue
Catalogue period : 2013-05-17
Attribution recorded in catalogue
Published result : 8500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1800
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Documentation updated : 2026-10-19
