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Charles Sumner: “The female figures of Titian, so much admired under the names of Flora, La Bella, his Daughter, his Mistress, and even…”

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The female figures of Titian, so much admired under the names of Flora, La Bella, his Daughter, his Mistress, and even his Venus were portraits from life.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner discusses Titian's female figures, emphasizing their origins as life portraits.

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