Introduction : Titian and the art of painting
1. From the mountains to the lagoon : Artistic beginnings, before 1511
2. Leader in waiting : the early maturity, 1511-17
3. Triumph in Venice and Ferrara : the great Venetian altarpieces and the mythologies for Alfonso d'Este
4. At the courts of Mantua and Urbino : working for the North Italian Dukes
5. Painter to the Serenissima : Titian at home in Biri Grande
6. 'Vecellio Apelles' : the visits to Rome and Augsburg
7. In the service of the King of Spain : mythological and devotional pictures for Philip II
8. Twilight in Venice : the late career, 1551-76
9. Epilogue : Titian's legacy
Chronology
Map
Biographies
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements.