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Why is Titian considered the father of modern painting?

During the time of the Italian painter Titian (1488 or 1490–1576), artists began painting on canvas stretched over wooden frames rather than on wooden panels, which had previously been the custom. Titian's use of oilbased paints on canvas became the typical medium of painters in western Europe, giving rise to his reputation as the father of modern painting. For nearly fifty years Titian was the premier painter in Venice, Italy. He pioneered a new style of painting portraits by depicting the full figure of the subject of the portrait in a variety of poses and by adding accessories to depict the personal characteristics of the subject. Although for hundreds of years religious subjects had dominated art, Titian reproduced scenes from history, Greek and Roman mythology, and legends. Among his most famous paintings are Sacred and Profane and...

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