Giorgio Giulio Clovio or Juraj Julije Klović was an illuminator, miniaturist, and painter born in the Kingdom of Croatia, who was mostly active in Renaissance Italy. He is considered the greatest illuminator of the Italian High Renaissance, and arguably the last very notable artist in the long tradition of the illuminated manuscript, before some modern revivals.
Portrait of Giorgio Giulio Clovio, pointing to his Farnese Hours, by El Greco.
Engraving of the Cabinet des Estampes Enea Vico after Giulio Clovio (1522).
Clovio's patron, Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, from the Farnese Hours
Attributed to Giulio Clovio (Italian, 1498–1578). Crucifixion, ca. 1572. Tempera on parchment, 9 1/8 x 5 5/8 in. (23.2 x 14.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of A. Augustus Healy
Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio, Latinized as Titianus, hence known in English as Titian, was an Italian (Venetian) Renaissance painter of Lombard origin, considered the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near Belluno. During his lifetime he was often called da Cadore, 'from Cadore', taken from his native region.
A Man with a Quilted Sleeve, c. 1509, National Gallery, London
Sacred and Profane Love,1514, Galleria Borghese, Rome
Allegory of Sacred Love (detail of Sacred and Profane Love)