Titian Fails To Sell

A painting by the Italian master Titian failed to sell at auction Thursday, despite bidding that reached $6.5 million. Bidding for "Portrait of a Lady and Her Daughter" was less than the minimum price required. The Italian master began the painting, which is believed to show his daughter, Emilia, and one of his grand-daughters, but never completed it. After his death in 1576, one of his less-skilled pupils reworked the canvas to tell a biblical story. It was retitled "Tobias and the Angel" and ended up in the Barbarigo Collection in Venice. The girl in the painting was given a male hairstyle to become Tobias. The woman grew wings and became the Archangel Raphael. Titian's original work was uncovered by a restoration that took 20 years. Irish Art