The Tribute Money

Details

After Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian
The Tribute Money
indistinctly inscribed (lower centre)
oil on canvas, unframed
76.2 x 57.2 cm.
with inscription and date 'Copie nach No. 169 der Königl: Gemälde Galerie zu Dresden. 1924 469' (on the reverse)

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve and will be sold to the highest bidder. " ! " : This lot is imported from outside the EU. For each lot the buyer's premium is calculated at 31.1% of the hammer price up to a value of €150,000 plus 21.58% of any amount in excess of €150,000.

Lot Essay

The original painting by Titian was commissioned by Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and is now in the Gemäldegalerie, Dresden, since 1746; Giorgio Vasari records the original as being in the Duke's study in his Vite. In 1598 Cesare d'Este took the picture to Modena, where it was sold to the Electors of Saxony in 1746 together with numerous other paintings from the d'Este collection.

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