LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

53.50 in. (135.90 cm.) (height) by 71.61 in. (181.90 cm.) (width)

Exhibited:

Academia de San Fernando, Madrid, 1877 (according to Suida 1935, p. 175

Literature:

W. Suida,. Le Titien , Paris 1935, pp. 117-118, 175, reproduced, plate 211 (as Titian);. H. Wethey, . The Paintings of Titian , vol. III, London 1975, p. 210, cat. no. X-11

Provenance:

Possibly Gonzaga Castle at Novellara;. Acquired by Francois Raymond, agent of Napolean's army in Italy, in 1796-1797;. Princess Galitzine (this and the above according to Suida 1935, p. 17), by 1885;. Possibly Russian Corporation, New York, 1920;. Lucerne Art trade, 1935;. Ernst Plancha, Lucerne, 1962;. Acquired by the family of the present owner. circa 1970