After Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian

The painting is warmer and less contrasted than the catalogue illustration. The canvas has been relined and does not appear to have suffered any major damages. The paint surface, which is covered in layer of slightly discoloured varnish, is in excellent condition. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals only a coupl of minor spots of restoration. Offered in a gilt plaster frame in good condition, a couple of minor chips.
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A 19th-century copy after Titian's original in the Villa Borghese, Rome (see H. Wethey, The Paintings of Titian, vol. III,  The Mythological and Historical Paintings, London 1975, pp. 175-179, cat. no. 33, reproduced plate 20).