\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This work may have been a preparatory sketch for a large-scale work. The late date of the painting is evident from the blur
red brushwork, made up of rapid touches of color in which reds, pinks and browns predominate. The work looks astonishingly modern and demonstrates the continuous process of stylistic renewal that characterized TitianÆs career as a whole.
