San Giacomo di Rialto - Annunciazione by Marco Vecellio

ceiling San Zanipolo Marco Vecellio (1545–1611) was an Italian painter of the

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period. He was also called Marco di Tiziano, since he was

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's nephew. He was born and active mainly in

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. He accompanied his distinguished uncle in the journeys to

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and Germany. He was the favorite pupil of Titian, and approached nearer to his style than any other member of the family. There are several pictures by him in the Doge's palace, among the best an allegory in the ante-chamber to the Sala del Gran Consiglio. Another good example is a picture in the Sala della Bussola, ''Doge

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before the Virgin and Infant Christ''. He also painted for churches at Venice,

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, and in the

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, among other things a ''Christ fulminating the world'', and ''The Virgin on Earth Sending the Two Founders Dominic and Francis'' for the church of San Zaniopolo at Venice. He left some able productions in the ducal palace, the Meeting of Charles V. and Clement VII. in 1529; in S. Giacomo di Rialto, an Annunciation; in SS. Giovani e Paolo, Christ Fulminant. A son of Marco, named Tiziano (or Tizianello), painted early in the 17th century.

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* 1545 births 1611 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Venice Italian Renaissance painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub