It has been said that Titian\'s \"Assunta,\" which adorns the high altar, and \"Pesaro\" (on the left aisle of the chapel of the Immaculate Conception) stand mid-way between the past and the future of Venetian painting. This infers that Titian drew on established traditions learned from his masters ...

The Renaissance was a golden age in the long history of Venetian painting, and the art that came from Venice during that era includes some of the most visually exciting works in the whole of western art. Venetian painting grew out of Byzantine art, and its ease and sensuousness clearly differentiate...