 The composition has elements also found in the works of Titian's former master or colleague Giorgione, an immensely influential Venetian painter who died very young in 1510, but the painting is generally agreed to show that Titian's own style had developed into a maturity that allows no confusion with his old rival.While many works of the previous few years have been disputed between the two artists, there is no question of that here.Titian shows "entire clarity and consistency of purpose, and certainty in the selection of artistic means.