Studio of Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian (Pieve di Cadore c. 1485/90-1576 Venice)

Christ as the Man of Sorrows

Details

Studio of Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian (Pieve di Cadore c. 1485/90-1576 Venice)
Christ as the Man of Sorrows
oil on canvas
32 ½ x 27 in. (82.6 x 68.6 cm.)

Provenance

Private collection, Belgium, where acquired by the present owner.

Sale room notice

Please note this painting bears a monogram and date reading ‘MB / 1653’ at upper left.

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Lot Essay

The figure's pose echoes that of Christ in Titian's Ecce Homo in the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid and in a painting of the same subject in the St. Louis Art Museum (P. Humfrey, Titian, The Complete Paintings, New York, 2007, nos. 278 and 279 respectively).

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