Question

An x-ray analysis determined that in Giorgione's The Tempest, the soldier on the left was originally painted as

A. Mother Mary and baby Jesus.
B. a seated naked female.
C. an oracle at Delphi.
D. an angel.

Answer 1

In 1942 Morassi made the first radiological finding that showed that the artist originally painted a naked female figure in the place of a young man. This corroborates the assertion that the painter did not develop a certain topic, but that during the work he changed the composition.

So, the answer is B.