La Schiavona
Appearance
Template:Distinguish2 Portrait of a Lady, known as La Schiavona (the woman from Dalmatia) is a 1510-12 portrait by Titian of an unknown woman.
Its subject is shown three-quarter length, full front, and in relief (inspired by ancient cameos) on a raised section of the parapet. The parapet is original, though the raised section appears to be a revision (drapery painted under it can now be seen through it). It is signed TV on the parapet. It was presented to the National Gallery in London in 1942 by Sir Francis Cook, Bt, in memory of his father Herbert, via the Art Fund - it is still in the Gallery's collection, as NG5385.