"To achieve deep tones, Venetian painters would prepare a panel with a smooth white ground and then slowly build up layer-upon-layer of oil paint. Since oil dries slowly, the colors could be blended together to achieve subtle gradations."

"The Bellinis and their peers developed a particularly Venetian style of painting characterized by deep, rich colors, an emphasis on patterns and surfaces, and a strong interest in the effects of light"

colorito was use to escalate an deescalate aspects of the paintings, creating a natural emphasis.

Titian was interested in Classical poetry as inspiration for his non religious paintings " Titian used the term ‘poesie’ for the paintings because he regarded them to be visual equivalents of poetry.

Combining his talent as both artist and storyteller, Titian selected the stories' most dramatic moments; an unexpected and fatal encounter; a shameful discovery; a terrifying abduction; set in atmospheric, enchanted, landscapes. We look on as the gods change the lives of flawed mortals, irrevocably. 

Like poetry, the paintings touch our emotions and imagination through their rhythm of colour, language of symbols, and expressive subjects."

envoked debate and collaberation between artists and patrons.

Art had to be 'worthy of devine approval' achieving more than the portrayal of nature and the world.

disegno reflected upon the skill of an artist

Strong interest on the effects of light, and the emphasis of patterns with the categorization of deep and rich colours.

New genres erupted during this period: mythological narratives, and the introduction of female nudity without the premise of religion or historical tale. "Eroticism began to appear, entwined in these new forms of subject matter, unconstrained by moralistic messages."

Usises color to envoke human emotions and express religious beleifs. Priorities the end product that gets produced over the start of the creative procsses, with the layering of the oil paint and use of brush strokes helping to achieve the end product.

In central Italian painting human figure was a supreme test of an artists skill.

There was a dispute between Michelangelo and Titan as to weather designo or colourito was superior. Michelangelo was on the side of designo, wheras, Titan was colourito.