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Trade paperback from publisher Edifir out of Florence. In English. 105 pp of glossy stock; 1.25 pounds. Color and b&w illustrations. A singular analysis of Titian's La Bella: Woman in a Blue Dress. Topics discussed include: the painting's composition; the identity of La Bella; the Venetian practice of drawing and underdrawing on canvasses; restoration history; the portraiture of young women in European painting; Titian's archival sources. The last three chapters detail non-invasive examinations of the painting using techniques such as xrays, spectroscopy, and molecular analysis.