Madonna Pesaro

Madonna Pesaro was an oil painting by Titian. TItian was an important member of the Italian renaissance era which later swept the rest of Europe. His work often touched on famous religious subjects, as was common at the time, but his work and style was also seen as revolutionary and brave. Feel free to browse all the many different Titian paintings that are available in this site, which reflect the breadth and quality of his career.

Titian's unmatched handling of color is exemplified by his Danaë, one of several mythological paintings, or "poesie" ("poems") as the painter called them, done for Philip II of Spain. Although Michelangelo adjudged this piece deficient from the point of view of drawing, Titian and his studio produced several versions for other patrons.

During the course of his long life Titian's artistic manner changed hugely but he retained a lifelong interest in color. Although his mature works may not contain the vivid, luminous tints of his early pieces, their loose brushwork and subtlety of polychromatic modulations are unusual in Western art.