Virtual Uffizi: the complete catalogue of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence Italy. Galleria degli Uffizi

Dedicated to Titian, the greatest Venetian artist of the 16th century, who brought the luminous tonality of Giovanni Bellini and Giorgione to the supreme height of color but was, at the same time, sensitive to Florentine and Roman expression. Beginning from the right wall we have: Portrait of Catherine Cornaro, with the attributes of St. Catherine of Alexandria (old copy of a lost original). Following: Flora, live and passionate woman, rendered with intense color; Venus of Urbino, painted in 1538 for the Duke of Urbino, Ubaldo II della Rovere. This famous reclining Venus, with its vibrant color, is shown in a rich environment, made more realistic by the figures of the hand-maids looking for clothes. The light that penetrates from the window, limits the landscape and illuminates the room. Next, a Knight of Malta, at one time attributed to Giorgione, but now considered one of Titian's masterpieces, from the period when he was under the master's influence. By Palma il Vecchio, follower of Titian, we see the exuberant Judith. On the following walls: Portraits of Francesco Maria della Rovere and Eleonora Gonzaga della Rovere, Dukes of Urbino, by Titian. On the last wall the shapely Venus and Cupid, that Titian painted at the age of 73 years with the help of his pupils.