Portrait of Francis I of France

Tiziano Vecellio, known as Titian (Pieve di Cadore, 1488/1490 – Venice, 1576) · Oil on canvas · Circa 1538 · Paris, Musée du Louvre, Department of Paintings (INV. 753)

Titian never had the king sit for this: the profile is borrowed from a medal.

Exhibition: Masterpieces of the Renaissance from the Musée du Louvre — The National Art Center, Tokyo · 2026-09-09 – 2026-12-13