Assumption of the Virgin
Titian · 1517
Why it's great
Mary rises to heaven on a cloud with angels, and the apostles below stretch their arms up to her in a burst of red. Titian painted it in 1517, and it is one of the biggest paintings in Venice.
Where to see it
📍 Santa Maria Gloriosa dei FrariVenice, Italy
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Titian was an Italian painter born in Pieve di Cadore around 1490. He worked in Venice and became the most famous painter in Europe, painting portraits for the Emperor Charles V and King Philip II of Spain with rich color and loose brushwork. He lived to a great age and died in Venice in 1576.
