# Portrait Medal of Titian [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [PASTORINI, Pastorino de']() - Date: 1551-1600 - Technique: Cast lead, diameter 3,9 cm ## Commentary PASTORINI, Pastorino de' \(b. ca. 1508, Castelnuovo della Berardenga, d. 1592, Firenze\) Portrait Medal of Titian 1545-46 Cast lead, diameter 3,9 cm British Museum, London Titian was one of the greatest artists in an age extraordinarily rich in artistic genius. His pre-eminence in the art of sixteenth-century Italy was established through an exceptionally long career, stretching over seven decades. Subsequent generations have joined his contemporaries in regarding him as the very incarnation of the art of painting. ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()