Lot Essay
THE ORIGINAL, NOW LOST, IS RECORDED IN TWO VERSIONS: ONE ON CANVAS, 66.5 X 75 CM, IN THE CASA BUONAROTTI, FLORENCE AND THE OTHER IN HAMPTON COURT (SEE H.E. WETHEY, THE PAINTINGS OF TITIAN, III, 1975, PP.214/5, NOX23). THE SUBJECT HAS TENTATIVELY BEEN IDENTIFIED AS CORNELIA AND POMPEIUS.