The Allegory of Alfonso D'Avalos
Charles must have been delighted to acquire Titian’s jewel of a painting during his 1623 visit to Madrid as Prince of Wales. Its subject matter, clearly so intense and tender, is still the subject of debate among art historians today. Along with no. 8 in this room, The Allocution, it is one of two paintings in the collection historically associated with the mercenary Alfonso d’Avalos, the Marquis of Vasto.
Van der Doort c.1639
WS 16, № 10
Titian
Marquis of Vasto, 5 life-size, half-length figures
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Measurements (Van der Doort):
3ft 4in x 3ft 5in (101.6 x 104.1cm)
Medium:
canvas
Light:
light from the left
Frame:
wooden gilded carved frame
Provenance:
acquired in Spain from an Almonedo [Almoneda / auction]
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
bought
Location:
Original Manuscript page number:
MS. Ash. 1514, f. 19
Identification certainty:
Identified