Titian: The Sun Amidst Small Stars Tiziano Vecellio, known to the world as Titian, remains one of the most captivating and influential figures in the history of Western art. Born around 1488/90 in the small Alpine town of Pieve di Cadore, nestled near Belluno in northern Italy, his life spanned an extraordinary period of artistic transformation, witnessing and shaping the evolution of Venetian painting from its Renaissance roots to it…