The Flaying of Marsyas, Titian, 1575-76 / Image: STATE MUSEUM, KROMERIZ The late works of Titian were the subject of the big temporary show that just closed at the Accademia in Venice, where I caught ...

As far as Renaissance painters go, you’d be hard-pressed to top Titian. His nicknames said it all, referred to both as “Il Divino” (the divine one) and “The Sun Amidst Small Stars.” He excelled in ...