Intussen, in het leven van Titian
Het hele leven1530–1539
The young Tintoretto in Titian's workshop
According to Tom Nichols, the very young Tintoretto, brought to Titian's studio by his father, probably entered the workshop between 1530 and 1539, but only for a very brief time. According to Ridolfi, after being cast out of the studio he resolved to become a painter by studying the canvases of Titian and the reliefs of Michelangelo, and wrote on his wall the motto “Michelangelo's design and Titian's colour”.
1537–1538
“The Battle of Cadore”: a threat to repay the money
The battle canvas for the Doge's Palace, commissioned in 1513, remained unfinished by June 1537: according to a document dated 23 June 1537 the Council demanded he return the funds paid for the years in which he had done no work, and a serious competitor, Pordenone, who since at least 1520 had challenged Titian's primacy in Venice, was available to replace him. He completed the canvas, the “Battle of Cadore”, in 1538; it was later lost in a fire at the Doge's Palace.
1540 · Werkzaam in
Milan
1540
A pension from the Marquis del Vasto
In 1540 Titian received a pension of 50 ducats from Alfonso d'Avalos, Marquis del Vasto.
15 August 1541
A stipend from Emperor Charles V
On 15 August 1541 Charles V awarded Titian an annual stipend of 100 scudi payable at a bank in Milan.
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