Focus on this artwork and explain the abstract.
The Sciarra Madonna is an oil on canvas painting attributed to Titian, signed "TITIANVS" and dated to circa 1540. It is now in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona.
This attribution was accepted by Cavalcaselle, abandoned and then revived by Suida, who noted how the Madonna's pose echoed that in Rest on the Flight into Egypt (Longleat House). Tietze and Berenson argue it is a work by the school of Titian rather than an autograph work.
Berenson Rest on the Flight into Egypt Longleat House Barcelona circa Titian Sciarra Longleat Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya Cavalcaselle