Marquis of Vangona, said by some to be Marquis of Vasto, standing with his page by him making an oration to his soldiers, 4 life-size, full-length figures and behind them a whole army seen far off

The Allocution of the Marquis del Vasto [Alfonso D'Avalos] to his Troops

Titian’s august depiction of a soldierly oration occupied the focal point of this first room, flanked by its fellow Mantua pictures, the Entombment of Christ and Supper at Emmaus. Along with no. 10 in this room The Allegory, it is one of two paintings in the collection historically associated with the warrior Alfonso d’Avalos, the Marquis of Vasto.

Van der Doort c.1639

Titian

Marquis of Vangona, said by some to be Marquis of Vasto, standing with his page by him making an oration to his soldiers, 4 life-size, full-length figures and behind them a whole army seen far off

Walpole Society reference (1960):

WS 15, № 8

Measurements (Van der Doort):

7ft 4in x 5ft 5in (223.5 x 165.1cm)

Medium:

canvas

Light:

light from the left

Frame:

carved gilded frame

Provenance:

Mantua piece

Location:

First Privy Lodging Room

Original Manuscript page number:

MS. Ash. 1514, f. 19

Identification certainty:

Identified

Sale Inventory c.1649-51