▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 7 0 s ▁have ▁been ▁completed , ▁and ▁by ▁whom . ▁In ▁this ▁case , ▁the ▁main ▁group ▁of ▁the ▁Piet à , ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁form , ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁delivered ▁by ▁Tit ian ▁as ▁finished , ▁and ▁the ▁full ▁expanded ▁composition ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁finished ▁by ▁Pal ma ▁Giov ane . ▁ ▁Other ▁important ▁paint ings ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 7 0 s ▁are ▁Tar quin ▁and ▁Lu cret ia , ▁which ▁was ▁delivered ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 1 , ▁the ▁Saint ▁Jer ome ▁delivered ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁Fl ay ing ▁of ▁Mars y as , ▁The ▁Death ▁of ▁Act ae on , ▁the ▁Herm itage ▁Museum ' s ▁Saint ▁Sebastian ▁and ▁the ▁Crow ning ▁with ▁Th orn s ▁in ▁Mun ich , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁probably ▁in ▁his ▁studio ▁at ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁An ▁original , ▁much ▁smaller , ▁composition ▁just ▁showing ▁the ▁basic ▁two ▁figures ▁of ▁the ▁standard ▁Piet à ▁subject ▁in ▁Christian ▁art , ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁Virgin ▁Mary ▁cr ad ling ▁the ▁dead ▁body ▁of ▁Christ , ▁was ▁expanded ▁after ▁being ▁completed ▁and ▁delivered ▁( see ▁below ). ▁ ▁Be hind ▁the ▁central ▁figures ▁there ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁large ▁rust ic ated ▁M anner ist ▁a edic ule ▁or ▁n iche , ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁stat ues ▁standing ▁on ▁pl inth s ▁car ved ▁with ▁giant ▁l ion ▁heads . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the