A rare treat: a painting by Renaissance master Titian is on display at a high school

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Among art enthusiasts, the Italian Renaissance painter Titian holds a special status.

An immensely successful 16th century artist, he introduced new methods of using color which influenced later painters. Titian had a long career and hundreds of his paintings survive. Still, the discovery of a new Titian is an event. A work recently determined to be painted by him is part of an exhibition in Miami.

It's not at a museum but at a high school, one that has its own history. Belen Jesuit Preparatory School was founded in Havana in the nineteenth century. It moved to Miami in 1961 after the Cuban revolution. The private boys-only school has a commitment to arts education and has its own gallery.

But art history teacher Sylvie Daubar-San Juan says the school never before had an exhibition as prestigious as this—one that encompasses three artistic eras—the medieval, the Renaissance and the baroque.