Focus on this artwork and discuss the History.
This late work by Titian has been dated to the period 1567–1568. It was once owned by King Charles I, but having passed through a number of private hands, it was sold at auction for just £8,000 at Christie's in December 1994 as lot 348, described incorrectly as a work "from the school of Titian". After the painting was sold on again in 2001, its true nature and value were revealed after cleaning.
Titian