:::I think I'd prefer the Titian to the others:as the opera is about the topic, rather than any of the individual images, then it's something of a moot point as to which we select, but there was a chance that Monteverdi would have seen the Titian, which cannot be said of the others. The Titian is also a rather striking and attractive image that arrests the eye momentarily, while the others are all rather brown in comparison! -