Titian was an influential Italian painter from the Venetian school during the Renaissance period. He began his career as an apprentice to Giovanni Bellini and gained fame for his portraits of wealthy patrons and religious commissions. Titian traveled throughout Europe to complete commissions and portraits, becoming one of the most versatile and celebrated painters of his time for his mastery of portraits, landscapes, religious works, and mythological scenes. His realistic style changed the handling of color, composition, and brushwork in painting.