Ti·tian
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| 1. | (Tiziano Vecellio ) c1477–1576, Italian painter. |
| 2. | (lowercase ) a reddish-brown or golden-brown color: hair of titian. |
| 3. | (lowercase ) having titian color: titian hair. |
—Related forms
Ti·tian·esque, adjective
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n. A brownish orange. [After Titian (from his frequent use of the color in his paintings).] ti'tian adj. |
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| Ti·tian
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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. |
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| titian | |
noun | |
| old master of the Venetian school (1490-1576) |
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Titian [(tish-uhn)]
A sixteenth-century Italian painter known for his portraits and for his innovative use of color.
[Chapter:] Fine Arts
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