Title: Venus and Adonis (National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC)
Date work started: 1560
Date work completed: 1560
Place created: Venice
Patron: unknown
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Sequence: Itinerary 1 of 9
Owner Name: Titian
In possession from: 1560 to 1565
Location: Casa Grande, Venice
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http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.1223.html
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Sequence: Itinerary 2 of 9
Owner Name: Barbarigo
In possession from: Unknown to 1675
Location: Palazzo Barbarigo
Notes:
Wethey says that the painting was purchased from the Barbarigo family by Lord Sunderland in 1675.
Citations: Wethey, Harold E. , The Paintings of Titian, v. 3 : The Mythological and Historical Paintings, (London: Phaidon, 1975) p. 193.
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Sequence: Itinerary 3 of 9
Owner Name: Ann Russell Digby, Countess of Bristol
In possession from: 1675 to 1685
Location: Wimbeldon
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Sequence: Itinerary 4 of 9
Owner Name: Ann Digby Spencer, Countess of Sunderland
In possession from: 1685 to 1715
Location: Althorp, Northamptonshire
Notes:
By inheritance.
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Sequence: Itinerary 5 of 9
Owner Name: Earls of Spencer
In possession from: 1715 to 1922
Location: Althorp, Northamptonshire
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Citations: Wethey, Harold E. , The Paintings of Titian, v. 3 : The Mythological and Historical Paintings, (London: Phaidon, 1975) p. 193.
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Sequence: Itinerary 6 of 9
Owner Name: Agnew & Co.
In possession from: 1922 to 1924
Location: 43 Old Bond St., London
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Citations: Wethey, Harold E. , The Paintings of Titian, v. 3 : The Mythological and Historical Paintings, (London: Phaidon, 1975) p. 193.
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Sequence: Itinerary 7 of 9
Owner Name: Arthur J. Sulley
In possession from: 1924 to 1925
Location: 54 Grosvenor St., London
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Citations: Wethey, Harold E. , The Paintings of Titian, v. 3 : The Mythological and Historical Paintings, (London: Phaidon, 1975) p. 193.
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Sequence: Itinerary 8 of 9
Owner Name: Joseph E. Widener
In possession from: 1925 to 1942
Location: Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Notes:
Wether says the painting was in Philadelphia
Citations: Wethey, Harold E. , The Paintings of Titian, v. 3 : The Mythological and Historical Paintings, (London: Phaidon, 1975) p. 193.
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Sequence: Itinerary 9 of 9
Owner Name: National Gallery of Art
In possession from: 1942 to Present
Location: Washington, DC
Notes:
Citations: Wethey, Harold E. , The Paintings of Titian, v. 3 : The Mythological and Historical Paintings, (London: Phaidon, 1975) p. 193.
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