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  • 1. In which country was the artist Titian born?
A) Germany
B) France
C) Italy
D) Spain
  • 2. What was Titian's full name?
A) Michelangelo Buonarroti
B) Tiziano Vecellio
C) Raphael Sanzio
D) Leonardo da Vinci
  • 3. Titian was known for his mastery in which style of art?
A) Cubism
B) Baroque
C) Renaissance
D) Modern
  • 4. What city did Titian primarily work in for most of his career?
A) Rome
B) Venice
C) Florence
D) Paris
  • 5. What year did Titian pass away?
A) 1576
B) 1600
C) 1500
D) 1700
  • 6. What was the name of Titian's daughter who became a painter in her own right?
A) Isabella
B) Lavinia
C) Artemisia
D) Sophia
  • 7. Which famous mythological figure did Titian often depict in his paintings?
A) Atlas
B) Athena
C) Hercules
D) Venus
  • 8. Which famous literary figure did Titian's portrait 'Ariosto' depict?
A) Dante Alighieri
B) John Milton
C) Ludovico Ariosto
D) William Shakespeare
  • 9. Titian's use of color and brushwork had a significant influence on which art movement?
A) Baroque
B) Minimalism
C) Impressionism
D) Surrealism
  • 10. What was the name of the technique Titian used to create soft, blended transitions between colors?
A) Grisaille
B) Chiaroscuro
C) Impasto
D) Sfumato
  • 11. What was Tiziano Vecellio's Latinized name?
A) Ticiano
B) Vecellius
C) Titianus
D) Bellinianus
  • 12. Who was considered alongside Giorgione as a founder of the Venetian school of Italian Renaissance painting?
A) Michelangelo
B) Raphael
C) Titian
D) Leonardo da Vinci
  • 13. What was Titian's most important masterpiece completed in 1516 for the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari?
A) The Assumption of the Virgin
B) The Last Supper
C) The School of Athens
D) The Birth of Venus
  • 14. Which artist described Titian as 'the sun amidst small stars'?
A) Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo
B) Leonardo da Vinci
C) Raphael
D) Michelangelo
  • 15. What was the subject of Titian's painting 'The Assassination of Saint Peter Martyr'?
A) The Resurrection
B) The Crucifixion
C) Saint Peter Martyr being assassinated
D) The Last Judgement
  • 16. What was the name of Titian's villa located on Manza Hill?
A) Titian's mill at Collontola
B) Castello Roganzuolo
C) Palazzo Bellini
D) Villa Vecellio
  • 17. Which painting by Titian depicts Bacchus falling in love with Ariadne?
A) Bacchus and Ariadne
B) Venus and Adonis
C) The Birth of Venus
D) Diana and Actaeon
  • 18. In which year did Titian complete the 'Equestrian Portrait of Charles V'?
A) 1533
B) 1565
C) 1548
D) 1550
  • 19. What was the profession of Titian's father, Gregorio Vecellio?
A) Timber merchant and mine manager
B) Notary
C) Soldier
D) Painter
  • 20. Which painting by Titian was commissioned for the Camerino d'Alabastro in the Ducal Palace, Ferrara?
A) The Bacchanal of the Andrians
B) The School of Athens
C) The Last Supper
D) The Birth of Venus
  • 21. Who was Titian's first master according to Ludovico Dolce?
A) Gentile Bellini
B) Giovanni Bellini
C) Giorgione
D) Sebastiano Zuccato
  • 22. What was the subject of Titian's painting 'The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin'?
A) Presentation of Mary at the Temple
B) Birth of Jesus
C) Nativity
D) Annunciation to Mary
  • 23. Which city did Titian visit in 1545-1546 and was honored with the freedom of the city?
A) Florence
B) Venice
C) Milan
D) Rome
  • 24. What was Titian's annual pension from Charles V in 1548?
A) 50 ducats
B) 100 scudi
C) 300 ducats
D) 200 scudi
  • 25. Which painting by Titian is known as 'The Venus of Urbino'?
A) Venus and Mars
B) Diana and Actaeon
C) A reclining nude portrait of a woman
D) The Birth of Venus
  • 26. Which artist's work did Titian study for his composition of 'The Assumption of the Virgin'?
A) Michelangelo
B) Leonardo da Vinci
C) Raphael
D) Andrea Mantegna
  • 27. What was the theme of Titian's painting 'The Assassination of Saint Peter Martyr'?
A) A mythological battle
B) A proto-Baroque depiction with extreme violence and a dramatic landscape
C) A peaceful pastoral landscape
D) A serene religious scene
  • 28. Which mythological text inspired most of Titian's 'Poesie' series?
A) Homer's Iliad and Odyssey
B) Ovid's mythological narrative texts
C) Virgil's Aeneid
D) Dante's Divine Comedy
  • 29. Which imperial court did Titian visit that influenced the new dimensions in his production?
A) Venice
B) Rome
C) Madrid
D) Augsburg
  • 30. What does 'Titian hair' refer to?
A) Blonde hair
B) Brown hair
C) Black hair
D) Red hair, almost always on women
  • 31. What was Titian's relationship with Sebastiano del Piombo concerning the office of piombotore?
A) He accepted it once and then resigned
B) He never knew about the offer
C) He declined the position offered three times
D) He held the position until his death
  • 32. Who was Titian's first wife?
A) Cecilia, a barber's daughter from Pieve di Cadore
B) A merchant's daughter
C) A noblewoman from Venice
D) An artist from Florence
  • 33. Which artist was employed by Titian in his last years according to Giulio Clovio?
A) Tintoretto
B) El Greco (or Dominikos Theotokopoulos)
C) Bonifazio Veronese
D) Paris Bordone
  • 34. Who acquired the Pietà around 1581?
A) Augusto Gentili
B) Pomponio
C) Palma il Giovane
D) Cornelio Sarcinelli
  • 35. What was the total number of surviving Titian works as per Humfrey's list?
A) Two hundred eighty
B) Three hundred twenty
C) Two hundred fifty
D) Three hundred ten
  • 36. Who created the monument to honor Titian at his original burial site?
A) Luigi Zandomeneghi
B) Pietro Aretino
C) Francesco Vecellio
D) Orazio Vecellio
  • 37. Who was the influential figure that became a close friend of Titian in Venice?
A) Jacopo Sansovino
B) Emperor Charles V
C) Pietro Aretino
D) Federico II Gonzaga
  • 38. Who succeeded Emperor Ferdinand I in commissioning the monument to Titian?
A) Charles V
B) Franz Joseph
C) Pietro Aretino
D) Luigi Zandomeneghi
  • 39. Which painting by Titian is known as 'The Farnese Danaë'?
A) Venus and Mars
B) The Birth of Venus
C) Diana and Actaeon
D) A depiction of Danaë with a golden shower
  • 40. How many children did Lavinia bear whose names are known?
A) Five
B) Six
C) Three
D) Four
  • 41. Who was Lavinia married to?
A) Augusto Gentili
B) Pomponio
C) Cornelio Sarcinelli
D) Palma il Giovane
  • 42. How many lost works are recorded in paintings or print according to Joanna Woods-Marsden?
A) Thirty
B) Twenty
C) Fifteen
D) Ten
  • 43. Who authored 'Titian: His Life'?
A) Cecil Gould
B) Bruce Cole
C) Charles Hope
D) Sheila Hale
  • 44. In which period did Titian design woodcuts including one of The Drowning of Pharaoh's Army in the Red Sea?
A) 1515–1520
B) 1500–1505
C) 1540–1545
D) 1525–1530
  • 45. Who did Titian introduce to his patrons to ensure his legacy?
A) Pomponio
B) Orazio
C) Cornelio Sarcinelli
D) Palma il Giovane
  • 46. Who followed Cornelis Cort from about 1558 to 1568 in producing engravings based on Titian's works?
A) Carlo Ridolfi
B) Martino Rota
C) Domenico Campagnola
D) Bruce Cole
  • 47. What could have been the total number of paintings if all works from Titian's workshop were included?
A) Two hundred eighty
B) Three hundred sixty
C) Six hundred
D) Four hundred fifty
  • 48. In which year did the National Gallery and National Galleries of Scotland jointly buy 'Diana and Callisto'?
A) 2010
B) 2009
C) 2012
D) 2015
  • 49. What was the subject of Titian's painting 'Allegory of Marriage'?
A) A religious event
B) A depiction involving Alfonso d'Avalos, his wife, and son
C) A mythological scene
D) A landscape
  • 50. Which artist engraved Titian's drawings based on his paintings much later in the artist's career?
A) Cornelis Cort
B) Martino Rota
C) Charles Hope
D) Domenico Campagnola
  • 51. What was the dowry provided by Cornelio for Lavinia's marriage?
A) 1,000 ducats
B) 1,600 ducats
C) 1,400 ducats
D) 1,200 ducats
  • 52. Who collaborated with Titian to produce additional prints based on his paintings and drawings?
A) Cornelis Cort
B) Domenico Campagnola
C) Martino Rota
D) Carlo Ridolfi
  • 53. When was the deadline originally set for purchasing 'Diana and Actaeon'?
A) 30 November 2008
B) 31 January 2009
C) 31 December 2008
D) 28 February 2009
  • 54. Who deemed The Flaying of Marsyas a work by Titian's hand in 1909?
A) Robertson
B) Frimmel
C) Augusto Gentili
D) Nygran
  • 55. What was the name of Titian's last painting installed in 1575?
A) The Assumption of the Virgin
B) The Presentation at the Temple
C) The Crucifixion
D) The Pietà
  • 56. What was the dowry provided by Cornelio for their daughter Helena?
A) 1,600 ducats
B) 1,200 ducats
C) 1,000 ducats
D) 1,400 ducats
  • 57. What was the size of the Pietà painting?
A) 400 centimetres x 360 centimetres
B) 378 centimetres x 348 centimetres
C) 300 centimetres x 320 centimetres
D) 350 centimetres x 340 centimetres
  • 58. Which painting by Titian was influenced by contact with ancient sculpture?
A) The Birth of Venus
B) The Last Supper
C) Venus-and-the-Organ-Player
D) Diana and Actaeon
  • 59. What was the purchase price of 'Diana and Actaeon'?
A) $60 million
B) $30 million
C) $40 million
D) $50 million
  • 60. Which artist was brought to Titian's studio by his father?
A) Paris Bordone
B) Bonifazio Veronese
C) El Greco
D) Tintoretto
  • 61. What did Titian's late style emphasize according to Tom Nichols?
A) Sculptural modeling
B) Coloring (colorito) over mere color (colore)
C) Monochromatic palettes
D) Linear drawing techniques
  • 62. In which year did Titian marry off his daughter Lavinia?
A) 1565
B) 1575
C) 1555
D) 1545
  • 63. How many pieces of canvas were stitched together to create the Pietà?
A) Five
B) Seven
C) Eight
D) Six
  • 64. What was a major controversy regarding the purchase of 'Diana and Actaeon'?
A) It was bought at an inflated price.
B) There were legal disputes over ownership.
C) Politicians argued that the money could have been spent more wisely during a recession.
D) The painting was not authenticated properly.
  • 65. What was the subject of Titian's painting 'Ecce Homo'?
A) The Crucifixion
B) The Resurrection
C) Christ presented to the people by Pilate
D) The Last Supper
  • 66. Who was part of the aesthetically refined audience in the 16th century that appreciated Titian's art?
A) Foreign diplomats
B) Religious leaders
C) Mainly fellow artists
D) Common citizens of Venice
  • 67. What is depicted on the coat-of-arms behind the votive tablet in the Pietà?
A) The double-headed Habsburg eagle
B) A lion rampant
C) A dragon
D) An eagle with a crown
  • 68. Which fund contributed $10 million for the purchase of 'Diana and Actaeon'?
A) The British Museum Trust
B) The Tate Modern Endowment
C) The National Heritage Memorial Fund
D) The Royal Collection Trust
  • 69. Which city did Titian cross the Alps to visit Charles V?
A) Germany
B) Spain
C) Italy
D) France
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