According to an art expert the painting is very likely the original Domitian and not a copy.
This finding is of great importance as it shows that the painting was most likely directly connected with Titian’s original series in Mantua.
Further comments from the art expert: ”There are no indications in the original paint layer that the painting is a copy. On the contrary, several pentimenti appear that clearly testify to a creative process, something that is normally missing in copies.”
