An Allegory of Prudence, Orazio Vecellio, circa 1550

The three heads allude to the three ages of man: youth, maturity and old age; left: titian at old age; middle: his son orazio, who died of the plague the same year as titian; right: his cousin and heir: marco vecellio, *1545; the triple-headed beast - wolf, lion and dog - is a symbol of prudence. Object Type: painting. Genre: allegory. Date: circa 1550. Dimensions: height: 75.5 cm (29.7 in) ; width: 68.4 cm (26.9 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Titian, Orazio Vecellio, Marco Vecellio. Collection: National Gallery. Orazio Vecellio's face – Allegory of Prudence by Titian