Title: Roman Emperors (12 works, lost)
Date work started: 1536
Date work completed: 1539
Place created: Venice
Patron: Federico II Gonzaga
BackMaterial: oil on canvas; lost; known through engravings by Aegidius Sadeler II
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Genre: myth
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Sequence: Itinerary 1 of 7
Owner Name: Titian
In possession from: 1536 to 1539
Location: Casa Grande
Notes:
Titian probably sent the paintings from Venice, with occasional visits to supervise the installation.
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Sequence: Itinerary 2 of 7
Owner Name: Gonzaga Family
In possession from: 1539 to 1627
Location: Palazzo Ducale
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Citations: Bodart, Diane, Tiziano e Federico II Gonzaga: Storia di un rapporto di committenza, (Rome: Bulzoni, 1998) pp. 151-8. Wethey, Harold E. , The Paintings of Titian, v. 3 : The Mythological and Historical Paintings, (London: Phaidon, 1975) pp. 43-7.
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Sequence: Itinerary 3 of 7
Owner Name: Daniel Nys
In possession from: 1627 to 1627
Location: Murano
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Sequence: Itinerary 4 of 7
Owner Name: Charles I
In possession from: 1628 to 1649
Location: Palace of Whitehall
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Sequence: Itinerary 5 of 7
Owner Name: Captain Stone
In possession from: 1649 to 1666
Location: London
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Sequence: Itinerary 6 of 7
Owner Name: Spanish Royal Family
In possession from: 1666 to 1734
Location: Alcazar of Madrid
Notes:
Hung in the Galeria del Mediodia
Citations: Burke, Marcus B. and Peter Cherry, Collections of Paintings in Madrid, 1601-1755, (London: , 1997) p. 25.
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Sequence: Itinerary 7 of 7
Owner Name: destroyed in fire
In possession from: 1734 to 1734
Location: Alcazar of Madrid
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