- 47
After Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- After Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian
- An allegory of Marriage
- canvas: 38 1/4 by 42 5/8 in.; 97.2 by 108.3 cm.
- framed: 43 by 47 1/4 in.; 109.22 by 120 cm.
oil on canvas
Condition
The canvas is lined. An elegant image reads well and some of the impasto can still be felt as with the decoration of the sleeve of the lady at right. The surface paint is slightly abraded. There is craquelure throughout and some associated loss mostly concentrated along the edges aside from the lady's hand that holds the mirror, which has a really small dot of loss. Retouches to the canvas are visible throughout, for example on the arms of the ladies, the face of the putti on the bottom, the background sky, and the dark wall on the background. Further reading under UV light is impeded due to a dirty varnish. The painting is offered in a gilded wood frame.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
Catalogue Note
The original version of this painting was probably made before 1530 and is now in a Private Collection, New York.1 The great popularity of the composition in the sixteenth century is demonstrated by the numerous copies it inspired. Another version by Titian, which was once owned by Charles I of England, is now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris (inv. no. 754).
1. F. Pedrocco, 'Titian', Milano 2000, p. 150.