Giovanni Antonio Licinio, called Pordenone from his birth-place in the Friuli, was a contemporary of Titian’s, whom he equalled in many qualities, and was one of the most eminent Venetian painters in fresco.
Pietro Aretino, the satirical poet, was a friend of Titian, whose house he frequented. The story of Tintoretto’s measuring him for a portrait with his dagger is well known.
Giorgione (Giorgio Barbarelli) was Titian’s fellow-pupil and rival in the school of Bellini. He died at thirty-four, after a life of great triumphs and excesses.
Sansovino, the architect, was a familiar guest at Titian’s table, in his house near the Fondamenta Nuove.