Adoration of the Magi

Cleveland Museum of Art

Adoration of the Magi

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Date
1500s
Medium
oil on canvas
Culture
Italy, 16th century
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
134620

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Is this painting by Titian? Titian, the celebrated and prolific 16th-century Venetian artist, and his large workshop painted several versions of this subject. Further research is needed to compare this painting with versions in Milan and Madrid to determine how much of each is by Titian himself, as opposed to being the work of his studio assistants. The Prado Museum in Madrid is often considered to have a copy made from Cleveland’s painting, which is superior in execution but not condition. Despite the damage caused by overcleaning, there are many fine passages, including the bowing white horse, his groom in shadow, and the cradled Christ child. This painting is filled with naturalistic details such as the riders who struggle to keep their horses and mules still and a small dog who urinates on a beam.

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Credit line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Provenance
Walsh Porter (died 1810), upon his death, held in trust by the estate | Estate of Walsh Porter (unsold, Christie's, London, April 14, 1810, no. 38; unsold, Christie's, London, June 21, 1811, no. 40; sold, Christie's, London, May 6, 1826, no. 7) | Samuel Rogers (sold, Christie's, London, May 2, 1856, no. 700, to Mr. Ripp); | Hugh A. J. Munro of Novar (1797-1864), upon his death, held in trust by the estate | Estate of Hugh A. J. Munro of Novar, (unsold, Christie's, London, May 18, 1867, no. 183; sold, Christie's, London, June 1, 1878, no. 121, to C. Butler) | Butler Johnstone, 1881 | William Graham (1817-1885), upon his death, held in trust by the estate | Estate of William Graham (sold, Christie's, London, April 10, 1886, no. 472) | J. Stewart Hodgson (sold, Christie's, London, June 3, 1893, no. 31) | Ralph Brocklebank (sale: Christie's, London, July 7, 1922, no. 112) | Julius Bohler, Munich | Durlacher Brothers, London and New York | 1928-1957: Arthur Sachs [1880-1975] sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1957-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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