A Variant of the D'Avalos Allegory (after Titian)
Alessandro Varotari, called Il Padovanino (Padua 1588 - Venice 1649)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1600 - 1649
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1118 x 1397 mm (44 x 55 in)
Place of origin
Veneto
Order this imageCollection
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1298287
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, A Variant of the D'Avalos Allegory (after Titian) by Alessandro Varotari, called Il Padovanino (Padua 1588 - Venice 1649). This depicts a scene with an allegorical group of semi-nude figures. The composition comprises motifs from Titian, for the most part based on the d'Avalos Allegory (Louvre) and The Education of Cupid (Borghese). This is a repetition of a painting by Alessandro Varotari, called Il Padovanino (1588 - 1649) in the Museo d'Arte Antica, Castello Sforzesco, Milan (298).
Provenance
Bequeathed by Maurice Egerton, 4th Baron Egerton of Tatton (1874 - 1958) to the National Trust with the house, gardens and contents of Tatton Park
Makers and roles
Alessandro Varotari, called Il Padovanino (Padua 1588 - Venice 1649), artist after Titian (Pieve di Cadore 1488/90 - Venice 1576), artist