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Where did Titian travel to paint portraits for the Habsburg court?
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Titian
Venus of Urbino by Titian, 1538; in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
To paint portraits for the Habsburg court, Titian traveled to the following locations:
- Augsburg: Titian made two significant trips to this city to serve the Habsburgs. He first traveled there in January 1548 to paint Emperor Charles V, creating the famous equestrian portrait Emperor Charles V at Mühlberg. He returned to Augsburg in the fall of 1550 and remained until May 1551 to paint a full-length portrait of Prince Philip.1
- Milan: In December 1548, Charles V instructed Titian to travel to this city to create likenesses of Prince Philip during the prince's first trip outside of Spain.1