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Portrait of Federico II Gonzaga

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Title: Portrait of Federico II Gonzaga

Date work started: 1523

Date work completed: 1523

Place created: Venice

Patron: Federico II Gonzaga

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Material: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 125.0cm X 99.0cm

Genre: portrait

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Sequence: Itinerary 1 of 7

Owner Name: Titian

In possession from: 1523 to 1523

Location: Ca' del Duca

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As late as 1527 Titian's workshop was still located in the Palace Ca' del Duca (cfr. Lorenzi 1868, doc. no 403).

Citations: Wethey, Harold E. , The Paintings of Titian, v. 2: The Portraits, (London: Phaidon, 1971) p. 107. Giambattista Lorenzi, Monumenti per servire alla storia del Palazzo Ducale di Venezia. Parte I dal 1253 al 1600, (Venice: Marco Visentini, 1868) p. 187.

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Sequence: Itinerary 2 of 7

Owner Name: Gonzaga Family

In possession from: 1523 to 1627

Location: Palazzo Ducale, Mantua

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Citations: Wethey, Harold E. , The Paintings of Titian, v. 2: The Portraits, (London: Phaidon, 1971) p. 107.

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Sequence: Itinerary 3 of 7

Owner Name: Marques de Leganés

In possession from: 1627 to 1655

Location: Morata

Notes:
It is not known exactly when Marques de Leganés obtained the picture, but Wethey suggests that this portrait could be one of the pictures inventoried as a portrait and not obtained by Charles I in his purchase of the Gonzaga collection. It might have been obtained directly from Italy sometime between 1627-30. The first record of the picture is in 1642.

Citations: Wethey, Harold E. , The Paintings of Titian, v. 2: The Portraits, (London: Phaidon, 1971) p. 107. Volk, Mary Crawford, 'New Light on a Seventeenth-Century Collector: The Marquis of Leganés' Art Bulletin vol. 62 : 2 (1980), p. 258.

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Sequence: Itinerary 4 of 7

Owner Name: Spanish Royal Collection

In possession from: 1655 to 1734

Location: Alcazar of Madrid

Notes:
It is not known exactly when the picture entered the royal collection, but is assumed to be after the death of the Marquis in 1655.

Citations: Wethey, Harold E. , The Paintings of Titian, v. 2: The Portraits, (London: Phaidon, 1971) p. 107. Volk, Mary Crawford, 'New Light on a Seventeenth-Century Collector: The Marquis of Leganés' Art Bulletin vol. 62 : 2 (1980), p. 267.

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Sequence: Itinerary 5 of 7

Owner Name: Spanish Royal Collection

In possession from: 1734 to 1747

Location: Buen Retiro Palace

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Citations: Wethey, Harold E. , The Paintings of Titian, v. 2: The Portraits, (London: Phaidon, 1971) p. 107.

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Sequence: Itinerary 6 of 7

Owner Name: Spanish Royal Collection

In possession from: 1747 to 1821

Location: Royal Palace (Palacio Real Nuevo)

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Citations: Wethey, Harold E. , The Paintings of Titian, v. 2: The Portraits, (London: Phaidon, 1971) p. 107.

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Sequence: Itinerary 7 of 7

Owner Name: Museo del Prado

In possession from: 1821 to Present

Location: Museo del Prado

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Citations: Wethey, Harold E. , The Paintings of Titian, v. 2: The Portraits, (London: Phaidon, 1971) p. 107.

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