Professor Anderson cites a recent book on late Titian by Lionello Puppi, an Italian art historian, that indicates Pomponio was cruel to his other siblings.
ECONOMIST: Portrait of a lady and her daughter
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Titian wanted his eldest, Pomponio, to become a priest, and he spent years trying to persuade his patrons to give the boy benefices that would enable him to live in comfort.
ECONOMIST: The greatest painter of the Venetian Renaissance
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Pomponio preferred a riotous life with his friends.
ECONOMIST: The greatest painter of the Venetian Renaissance