Dictionary of painters and engravers . scudi, other payment in the shapeof grants and patents. By one of these he wascreated a Count Palatine of the Empire, with thepower of appointing notaries and ordinary judges,and of legitimizing the illegitimate offspring ofpersons below the rank of prince, count, or was likewise made a Knight of the GoldenSpur with all its privileges, one of which was theright of entrance to the Imperial Court at any time. In 1536 Titian was with the Emperor again, bothat Mantua and Asti. At this time he obtained agrant of a pension on the treasury of Naples fro
Dictionary of painters and engravers . scudi, other payment in the shapeof grants and patents. By one of these he wascreated a Count Palatine of the Empire, with thepower of appointing notaries and ordinary judges,and of legitimizing the illegitimate offspring ofpersons below the rank of prince, count, or was likewise made a Knight of the GoldenSpur with all its privileges, one of which was theright of entrance to the Imperial Court at any time. In 1536 Titian was with the Emperor again, bothat Mantua and Asti. At this time he obtained agrant of a pension on the treasury of Naples fromthe Emperor, which, however, was not paid formany years, although he bombarded the treasurywith letters, and Aretino in his name movedheaven and earth for the same purpose. Muchof Titians work seems to have been paid for byhis patrons in this unsatisfactory manner, givingrise to many heartburnings and disappointments,as is well seen in his letters, most of which havereference to these business details. I \l LED TITIAN. Hanfstangl photo] [Althorp Collection THE OLD CORNATO PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS. On Titians return to Venice, after his secondvisit to the Emperor, he found a rival in the his city was doubtless proud of his suc-cesses, it could scarcely brook his continual neglectof the work he had undertaken. The great battle-piece that he had promised was not yet accom-plished, although Titian had held the office, anddrawn the salary of the Senseria, ever since , by a severe decree, dated 1537, hewas called upon to refund all he had receivedduring the time in which he had done no work,and there seemed every chance that Pordenone,who had already painted in the Public Library,would be installed in his place. This severityseems to have brought Titian to a sense of hisobligations, and he immediately threw uponcanvas his magnificent representation of the Battle of Cadore, which unfortunately perishedby fire in 1577, and is now only known
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