New Titian discovery

May 8 2015

Image of New Titian discovery

Picture: Your Paintings

Here's a big one; conservators cleaning the above Portrait of a Lady, previously catalogued as 'Follower of Titian', have not only found a better than expected painting, but also what appears to be Titian's signature (below).

The painting belongs to English Heritage, as part of the Wellington Collection at Apsley House in London. An x-ray of the painting revealed an unfinished Titian composition beneath the portrait.

More details here. 

I don't think I ever remember seeing it on display at Apsley House. 


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