Lot Essay
After the painting in the Gesuiti, Venice.
The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
Details
After Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian
The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
oil on canvas--unframed
91 x 96in. (233 x 243.8cm.)
The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
oil on canvas--unframed
91 x 96in. (233 x 243.8cm.)
Provenance
Gideon Nye, Jr., England.
Louis Durr (1821-1880), New York, given by his estate in 1882 to
The New York Historical Society; sale, Sotheby's, New York, Jan. 12, 1995, lot 56 ($17,250).
Louis Durr (1821-1880), New York, given by his estate in 1882 to
The New York Historical Society; sale, Sotheby's, New York, Jan. 12, 1995, lot 56 ($17,250).
Literature
Catalogue of the Gallery of Art of The New York Historical Society, 1915, p. 104, no. D-10 as Titian.