When the Emperor Charles V picked up a brush for Titian (whose real name was Tiziano Vecellio), the artist protested, “Sire I am not worthy of such a servant.” Undaunted, the Emperor replied, “Titian is worthy to be served by Caesar.” Titian’s paintings were majestic and his subjects various—he moved between landscape and portraiture, scenes mythological and religious. In this exhibition, the point of departure is Titian’s Nymph and Shepherd (1570–75), one of his last masterpieces. The large canvas depicts a lusty scene under a veil of grey sky. The shepherd holds a flute, while the nymph, reclining with buttocks exposed, turns her face to him. Themed around nature and love, the show includes paintings by Venetian masters of the same period. —Elena Clavarino