Tiziano Vecelli - Self-portrait 1567
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Self-portrait 1567
86x69cm oil on canvas
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes
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From Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid:
Titian painted his first self-portrait before leaving for Rome in 1545. However, it was after his Roman stay that he showed the most interest in disseminating his image in order to fully establish his position in a context of intense rivalry with Michelangelo. In 1549 Paolo Giovio acquired a self-portrait by the artist for his Museo in Como, while in 1550 the painter had another one sent to Charles V that closely corresponds to the print of the artist produced that year by Giovanni Britto. In 1552 Philip II received another self-portrait that was lost in the fire at El Pardo in 1604, while in 1569 a circular one was recorded in Gabriele Vendramin’s inventory.