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Adoration of the Magi
Titian (Italian, c. 1488-1576) and Workshop1500s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Is this painting by Titian?
Titian, the celebrated and prolific 16th-century Venetian artist, and his large workshop painted several versions of this subject. Further research is needed to compare this painting with versions in Milan and Madrid to determine how much of each is by Titian himself, as opposed to being the work of his studio assistants. The Prado Museum in Madrid is often considered to have a copy (below) made from Cleveland’s painting, which is superior in execution but not condition. Despite the damage caused by overcleaning, there are many fine passages, including the bowing white horse, his groom in shadow, and the cradled Christ child.
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- Title: Adoration of the Magi
- Creator: Titian (Italian, c. 1488-1576), Workshop
- Date Created: 1500s
- Physical Dimensions: Framed: 168 x 250 x 14 cm (66 1/8 x 98 7/16 x 5 1/2 in.); Unframed: 134.5 x 217 cm (52 15/16 x 85 7/16 in.)
- Provenance: Walsh Porter (died 1810), upon his death, held in trust by the estate, Estate of Walsh Porter (unsold, Christie's, London, April 14, 1810, no. 38; unsold, Christie's, London, June 21, 1811, no. 40; sold, Christie's, London, May 6, 1826, no. 7), Samuel Rogers (sold, Christie's, London, May 2, 1856, no. 700, to Mr. Ripp);, Hugh A. J. Munro of Novar (1797-1864), upon his death, held in trust by the estate, Estate of Hugh A. J. Munro of Novar, (unsold, Christie's, London, May 18, 1867, no. 183; sold, Christie's, London, June 1, 1878, no. 121, to C. Butler), Butler Johnstone, 1881, William Graham (1817-1885), upon his death, held in trust by the estate, Estate of William Graham (sold, Christie's, London, April 10, 1886, no. 472), J. Stewart Hodgson (sold, Christie's, London, June 3, 1893, no. 31), Ralph Brocklebank (sale: Christie's, London, July 7, 1922, no. 112), Julius Bohler, Munich, Durlacher Brothers, London and New York, Arthur Sachs [1880-1975] sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1957.150
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Fun Fact: This painting is filled with naturalistic details such as the riders who struggle to keep their horses and mules still and a small dog who urinates on a beam.
- Department: European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: Italy, 16th century
- Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
- Collection: P - Italian 16th & 17th Century
- Accession Number: 1957.150
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