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TIZIANO Vecellio: Portrait of a Young Woman

🖼 Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1515
Chalk on brown paper
419 × 265 cm
Florence, Italy

Soft brushwork renders a young woman's contemplative gaze, her rich crimson sleeve luminous against dark background. Titian's masterpiece exemplifies Venetian portraiture's psychological depth, establishing the intimate character study as essential to Renaissance art.

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E. H. Gombrich
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