The Adoration of the Shepherds with Saint Longinus and Saint John the Evangelist
This imposing work by the Gonzaga’s court painter Giulio Romano was acquired as part of the Mantua sale. Giulio’s Nativity occupies the focal point of the room and is central to the prevailing theme of conception and birth. It forms a religious counterpoint to Titian’s pagan Pardo Venus.
Sale Inventory c.1649-51
WS 72, №57
Giulio Romano
Nativity, great piece
Walpole Society reference (1972):
Appraisal:
500-0-0
Sold to:
Grynder
Sale date:
23/10/1651
Identification certainty:
Identified