Titian Definition

tĭshən
noun
A brownish orange.
American Heritage
A color blending red and gold.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Tiziano Vecellio
adjective
Reddish-gold.
Webster's New World
Of a bright auburn colour, tinted with gold.
Wiktionary
pronoun

A sixteenth century Italian painter, Tiziano Vecelli.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Titian

Noun

Singular:
titian
Plural:
titians

Origin of Titian

  • From the Italian painter, Titian (Italian: Tiziano Vecellio), who made frequent use of this colour.

    From Wiktionary

  • After Titian (from his frequent use of the color in his paintings)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Titian Sentence Examples

  • Titian's "Presentazione al Tempio," painted for the Scuola della Carita, which is now the seat of the gallery, has been placed in its original position.

  • Of the artistic treasures with which the Escorial was gradually enriched, it is sufficient to mention the frescoes of Peregrin or Pellagrino Tibaldi, Luis de Carbajal, Bartolommeo Carducci or Carducho, and Luca Giordano, and the pictures of Titian, Tintoretto and Velasquez.

  • The ducal palace, standing in extensive grounds, contains a collection of historical curiosities and a gallery of pictures, which includes works by Cimabue, Lippi,Rubens,Titian and Van Dyck.

  • It contains a fine "Annunciation" by Titian (1519), an important "Adoration of the Shepherds" by Paris Bordone (born at Treviso in 1500), and frescoes by Pordenone.

  • In 1849 he studied for a few months in Paris, where he copied Titian and Correggio in the Louvre, and then returned to Frankfort, where he settled down to serious art work under Edward Steinle, whose pupil he declared he was "in the fullest sense of the term."

More Sentences

Related Articles

Titian Is Also Mentioned In

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to titian using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

TTITIT

Words Ending With

NANIAN

Unscrambles

titian

Words Starting With T and Ending With N

Starts With T & Ends With NStarts With TI & Ends With NStarts With T & Ends With AN

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With T6 Letter Words Ending With N