Ti·tian (t sh  n) Originally Tiziano Vecellio. 1488?-1576. Italian painter who introduced vigorous colors and the compositional use of backgrounds to the Venetian school. His works include the altarpiece The Assumption of the Virgin (1518). Ti  tian·esque adj. |
| ti·tian (tshn) n. A brownish orange. [After Titian (from his frequent use of the color in his paintings).] ti tian adj. |
Titian [ˈtɪʃən]
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(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) (sometimes not capital) reddish-gold, like the hair colour used in many of the works of Titian (original name Tiziano Vecellio), the Italian painter of the Venetian school (?1490-1576) Also called Titian red
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(Biographies / Titian (?1490-1576) M, Italian, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter) original name Tiziano Vecellio. ?1490-1576, Italian painter of the Venetian school, noted for his religious and mythological works, such as Bacchus and Ariadne (1523), and his portraits
Titianesque adj
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| Noun | 1. |  Titian - old master of the Venetian school (1490-1576) |
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