While examining the painting under a microscope, the team noticed something unusual.
Through cracks in the paintings surface, different colored pigments peeked out.
It was like uncovering a puzzle.
Titian, “Ecce Homo,” ca. 1570-1576. (Photo: St. Louis Art Museum, viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
With the help of X-ray visuals, the APAC team reconstructed the underlying composition beneathEcce Homo.
The result is a portrait of an unidentified man with a thin mustache.
His expression is almost stern and, in his hand, he grasps a quill.
(Photo:The Cyprus Institute Press Center)
Why, though, was this portrait buried beneathEcce Homo, rather than granted its own canvas?
Bakirtzis credits the decision to Titians thriftiness and artistic flexibility.
To learn more about the exhibition and this astounding discovery, visit theLimassol website.
Researchers discovered a hidden portrait beneath Titian’s 1570 masterpieceEcce Homo.
Titian, Ecce Homo, ca.
