Italian Renaissance painter. Born in Pieve di Cadore, at the age of 10 he was sent to Venice to study painting. After studying under Bellini and Giorgione he opened his own workshop in 1513. Titian was one of the most versatile of Italian painters, equally adept with portraits and landscapes (two genres that first brought him fame), mythological and religious subjects. He revolutionized the oil technique with his free and expressive brushwork.