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B anfstaengl, affording examples of the different characteristics of the Artist’s work GO WANS & GRAY, Ltd. 35 Leicester Square, London, W.C. 58 Cadogan Street, Glasgow 1906 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2015 https://archive.org/details/masterpiecesoftiOOtiti r J~ y HE sixty photographs which follow are all from paintings which are considered by Dr. Gronau in his authoritative work to be genuine Titians. The publishers beg to express their thanks to Mr. Franz Hanfstaengl for the readiness with which he has permitted them to make use of his valuable collection of photographs. Many lovers of Art will no doubt wish to possess larger copies of some of the pictures than those given in this little book , which are necessarily very small. The publishers beg to refer such readers to pages 65 et seq. , for particulars. 6 Titian’s Daughter, Lavinia {Royal Gallery , Berlin) F. Ilanfstaengl, Photo , 7 Titian’s Daughter, Lavinia, as a Bride {Royal Gallery , Dresden ) F. Hanfstaengl, Photo. 8 Titian’s Daughter, Lavinia, as a Married Woman (. Royal Gallery , Dresden) F. Hanfstaengly Photo. 9 Emperor Charles V. {Pinakothek, Munich) F. Han/staengl, Photo. IO Charles V. at Muhlberg {Prado, Madrid) Braun, Clement Co., Photo. II Braun , Clement & Isabella of Portugal (Prado, Madrid ) Co., Photo , 12 Pope Paul III. {The Hermitage , St. Petersburg) F. Han/staengl, Photo. 13 Pope Paul III. (. National Museum, Naples) F. Hanfstaengl, Photo. John Frederick, Elector of Saxony F. Hanfstaengl , Photo. ( Imperial Gallery , Vienna ) 'i 15 Andrea Gritti, Doge of Venice (< Gallery of Count Czernin, Vienna ) F. Hanfstaengi, F/ioto. i6 The Duke of Uebino ( UJfizi , Florence) F. Han/staengl, Photo. 7 The Duchess of Urbino ( Ujffizi , Florence ) F. Ilanfstaengl , Photo. I Cardinal Ippolito de’Medici {Pitti, Florence) F. Hanfstaengl , Photo. 9 Isabella d’Este (.Imperial Gallerv. Vienna^ F. Hanjstaengl , Photo. 20 Monsignore Beccadelli (UJ/izi, Florence) F. Han/staengl, Photo. 21 Pietro Aretino {Pitt l, Florence ) F. Haiifstaengl , Photo. 22 Benedetto Varchi (. Imperial Gallery , Vienna ) F. Hanfstaengl , Photo. 23 yt-cw -c *-wi Jacopo da Strado ( Imperial Gallery, Vienna ) i''. Iian/staengl, Photo. 24 Titian’s Physician, Parma (. Imperial Gallery , V ienna ) F. Ilanfstaengl , Photo. 25 A Daughter of Roberto Strozzi {Royal Gallery , Berlin) F. Hanfstaengl , Photo. 26 Girl in a Fur Cloak ( Imperial Gallery , Vienna ) F. Hanfstaengl , Photo. 27 Portrait of a Young Man ( Pinakothek , Munich) F. Hanfstaengl , Photo. Portrait of a Man {Pitt/, Florence) F. Ilanfstaengl , Photo. Portrait of a Man (Royal Gallery , Dresden ) F. Hanfstaengl, Photo. 3 ° “L’Homme au Gant {Louvre, Paris) Braun , Clement Co., Photo. 3i “La Bella” ( [Pitti , Florence ) i'’. Hanfstaengl , Photo. 32 Vanity ( Pinakothek , Munich ) F. Ilan/siaengl , Photo . 33 Flora ( Uffizi , Florence ) F. Han/staengl, Photo. C 34 The Toilet of Venus (The Hermitage , St. Petersburg) F. Hanjstaengl , Photo. The Worship of Venus (Prado, Madrid) Braun , Clement Co., Photo. 37 33 Venus Reclining F. Han/staengl , Photo. {Uffizi, Florence ) 39 Venus Reposing F. Han/staengl , Photo. ( Uffizi , Florence ) 40 Danae and Cupid F. Han/staengl , Photo. (. National Museum , Naples') 4i {The Hermitage, St. Petersburg) 42 Bacchus and Ariadne {National Gallery, London) F. Han fstaengl, Photo. 43 Nymph and Shepherd F. Han/staen^l , Photo . (. Imperial Gallery , Vienna) 44 Thk Fall of Man Braun , Clement <&■» Co., Photo {Prado, Madrid) The Tribute Money ( Royal Gallery , Dresden ) F. Hanfstaengl , Photo. 47 Christ Crowned with Thorns (Pinakothek, M unicli) F. Hanfstaengl , Photo. 4 8 49 The Deposition F. Hanfstaengl, Photo. (Academy, Venice ) D 5 ^ Noli me tangere (. National Gallery , London) F. Hanfstaengl, Photo. 5 * The Holy Trinity {Prado, Madrid) Braun, Clement Co., Photo. 52 The Presentation of the Virgin F. Hanfstaengl , Photo. ( Academy , Venice) 53 The Holy Family F. Hanfstaengl , Photo. (. National Gallery , London) 54 The “Cherry’ Madonna Hanfstaengl , Photo. (. Imperial Gallery , Vienna ) £5 The Gipsy Madonna f, Hanfstaenql , Photo . ( Imperial Gallery , Vienna) 56 The Virgin and Child (. Pinakothek , Munich ) F. Han/staengl , Photo. 57 The Virgin and Child, F. Han/staengl, Photo . r. Anthony and St. John ( Uffizi) Florence) 53 The Virgin and Child, F. Hanfstaengl Photo. St. Catherine and John the Baptist (. National Gallery , London) 59 The Virgin and Child and Four Saints F. Han/staengl, Photo. {Royal Gallery , Dresden ) 6o The Assumption {Academy, Venice') F. Han/staengl , Photo. Mary Magdalene (Pitti, Florence) F. Hanfitaengl , Photo. 62 Mary Magdalene {The Hermitage St. Petersburg') F. Hanfstaengl , Photo. 63 St. Sebastian {Vatican, Rome ) F. II anfstaengl , Photo. 6 4 St. Jerome in the Desert (Brera, Milan) F. Hanfstaengl , Photo. 65 A C«mpi®te List of Published Photographs of TITIAN’S PICTURES to be had of Mr. Franz Hanfstaengf id Pall Mall East , London , S.W SIZES and PRICES of PHOTOGRAPHS — F = Folio (io"x 8") Silver Print, i/6 R = Royal (i5"x 12") I = Imperial (21" x 1 6") Facs = Facsimile (28" x 20^") E = Extra (34^' / X26' / ) ; Carbon Print, 3/- 6 /- 12/- 3 °/- 5 ° /- Average Dimensions are quoted. /« ordering it is essential that both Gallery and Order Number are stated as well as the Size. Title. Gallery. No. Size. w r ~l a 2 H as Pa Portrait of a Daughter of Roberto Strozzi, - - Antwerp, Berlin, V 43 I FBI Fae# F Detail of same — Bust, V I Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Lavinia, 55 FBI Facs F Portrait of the Artist, * „ 235 F B F Port ait of the Venetian Admiral, Giov. Moro .... 324 F a F Portrait of a Young Man, • ,, 325 F R F Portrait of Perrenot de Granville, Keeper of the Seals, and Prime Minister to Charles V., - Portrait of Giovauni Francesco Aquaviva, Duke of Atri, Bssangon, V I Cassel 8 CFBIFacsE 1 F “The Man of Sorrows,” Chantilly, V I The Tribute Money, Dresden 7 FEI F The Virgin and Child with four Saints, : - . . . 1 16 B I F Portrait of a Young Girl with a Vase. ..... 17 f a F Portrait of a Lady In a Red Dress, ! 18 B F Portrait of a Bride, „ i is B I 3 F Portr it of Titian’s Daughter, Lavinia, as a Married Womiii 173 B 1 j * Portrait of a Man, ", 187 a Portrait of a Lady in Mourning - f ‘ 198 1 a 1 * 68 Title. Gallery, No. Size. 6* aft „ A 92 < !H E ^ pH The Holy Family with the Family of the Donor, - Portrait of a Young Lady, - Dresden, 589 B I F V B I “La Bella,” probably the Duchess Eleanor Gonzaga of Urbino. - Florence, Pltti, 19 F The Mystic Marriage of St. Cath- [ 17 erine, | — F The Poet Pietro Aretino, - 57 F St. Mary Magdalene, - ,, 18 — F Portrait of a Man, ... 46 — F Portrait of Cardinal Ippolito De- Medici, 41 F A Bacchanalian Scene, - V I Portrait of a Man,- V I The Saviour, V I The Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John and St. i Anthony, Florence, Uffizi, 23 R F Venus recumbent, - - - ; 24 1 B F Venus (on a white linen-covered Couch, with Hoses in her Bigot i Hand), 25 j — F Flora, 26 HI F Francesco Maria della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, - 43 F The Duchess Eleanor of Urbino — Gonzaga, 60 F Archbishop Beccadelli,- f 3 — F Portrait of the Artist, - 82 1 F The Virgin and Infant Christ with the Infant St. John, V I Battle between the Imperial Troops and the Venetian Army, at Cadore, - ff V I 1 The Virgin supporting the Infant Christ with her Bight Hand V I The Virgin with the Infant Chri and St. Catherine, - V I Portrait of Catherine Cornaro Queen of Cyprus, - V I E Virgin and Child surrounded by Saints, ... V F Head of a Young Man, - Frankfort, (Stadel) i V F The Holy Family, Glasgow 25 F R A Concert, .... London, N.G. 93 F R F Venus and Adonis, 94 FBI F Bacchus and Ariadne, - 95 FBIE F Christ appearing to Mary Mag dalene - u 96 FR F The Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist and St Catherine, ... 97 FRI F The Holy Family, n 291 F R F The Bape of Ganymede ,, 272 F B F Ariosto, ..... M — B F A Bacchanalian Festival, - Madrid, Prado, V F I Offering to the Goddess of Love 99 V F I Portrait of Alphonso d Este, Duk of F rrara, ft V F I Portrait of the Emperor Charles 99 V F I Venus and Adonis, - - 99 V F I Portrait of King Philipp, - ” V F I 67 Title. Gallery. No. Size. w 5? a 2 The Original Sin, .... Madrid, Prado, ~7~ F I Equestrian Portrait of Charles V. on the Battlefield of Mtihlberg V F I DanaB and the Golden Rain, V FIE Venus amusing Herself with Music V F I Venus lying down (detail of for- mer), V F I V enus amusing Herself with Cunid and Music, .... V FI Salomg hearing the Head of St. John, V F I The Glorification of the Holy Trinity ‘ • La Gloria ” V F I Deposition in the Tomb, V FI Ecce Homo, V FI “La Dolorosa” .... V F I Phillip II. offering his Son to Heaven (Allegory),- V FI General Marquis del Vasto ad- i dressing his Soldiers, - V F I M ter Dolorosa, .... V H J. Spain rescuing Religion (Allegory) V F I Portrait of Titian, by himself, - V F I Portrait of a Lady, V F Diana and Acteon, V F I Diana and Calisto, V F I Portrait of the Empress Donna, - ” Isabella of Portugal, Wife of Charles V., .... V FIE Detail of former — Bust, - ” V K I Christ bearing His Cross, - V F I Christ and Simon of Gyrene V F I Christ appearing to Mary Magda- y ■p St. Jerome in the Desert, - - 1 Milan, Bvera, V 39 r F I F Portrait of Count Antonio Porcia, V I F Venus and a Bacchante „ Munich, 16 CFRIFacs A Venetian Nobleman, - 101 CFR F The Virgin and Child, - 161 C F R I Vanity, 216 CFRI Portrait of a Young Man, - 284 C F R I Portrait of the Emperor Charles V. 285 CFRI Fac'-i Virgin and Child, - 425 CFRI Facs Christ crowned with Thorns, 459 CFR DanaS and Cupid,- ... Naples, 18 F St. Mary Magdalene, - 19 F Pope Paul III., - 20 F The Virg n and Child with Saints, Paris, Louvre, V F I The Virgin with the Rabbit, |( V FIE The Holy Family, V F I The Ho ty Family, " V FI The Disciples at Emmaus, - V F I Christ led to he scourged. - V F Christ crowned w>tli Thorns, V F I Deposition in the To uub, V FIE St. Jerome, V F The Council of Trent, - V FI Jupiter and Antiope, - V I Portrait of Francis I., - V FI An Allegory, ..... V F I Alphooso da Ferrara and Laura da’ Dianti, - - - V F I E €3 Titlh. Gallhrt. No. Bibs. 2 8 a 5 CL ^ Portrait ol a Man. Paris, Louvre, V F I The Man with » Glove,- V F I Portrait of a Man,- ... V F I Portrait ef a Man. - 8t. Sebastian, St. Francis, St. Anthony St. Peter, St. Am- ” V F I brosa, and St. Catherine, Portrait of the Doge, Giovanni Rome, Vatican, 20 — F Mocenigo, .... The Madonna of St, Nicol6 de’ ” V I Frari, V X Sacred and Profane Love, - Profane Love (Detail of preceding Rome, Borghese 39 1 E T F Picture, Venue and the Graces educating ” V I Cupid, ..... ,, 40 I j r St. Dominic, , , V I Berodias Rome, Doria, V I Portrait of Marco Polo. V I The Magdalen-, .... Portraits of three Men and a V I Child, St. Jerome in the Desert, - Pome, Scia-ra, Rome. Academia de St. Luc, V V I I The Baptism of Christ, Rome, Capitol. V I Tbs Virgin and Child, ... Rome. Faruesiua, V I The Virgin and Child, • St. Petersburg, 416 F R Ecce Homo, - - - » 417 F R The Saviour ..... ** 418 F R The Magdalen, .... 419 FRI p The TMlet of Venus, - ff 420 FRI F Dana6 ...... Pope Paul III. (Alessandro Far- •• 421 FRI nese), ..... 422 F R Cardinal Antonius Pallavicini, - 423 F R F Portrait of a Young Woman, 424 F R Andromeda’s Release, - 425 F R St, Sebastian, .... Virgin and Child and St. Mary ] " 426 FR Magdalene, .... V I Descent from the Cross, Venice, 32 — S> The Vidt of St, El zabeth, - „ 33 — F Assumption of the Virgin, - ,, 34 VIET F Dct il (The Virgin), ,, V I E Detail (Virgin and Angels) • Presen- a* ion of the Virgin in the » V I B Ten pie, (1 35 r I B F Detail (The Virgin), - „ V I 8t. John the Baptist, - V I DanaS and tre Golden Rain, The Virg n and Child (The Gipsy Vieuuft, SO RI F Madonna). .... The Holy Family (The Cherry ” SI R I F Madonna), .... „ 32 R I Face F Cupid with a Tambourine, • Portrait of the Elector John ” 93 R F Frederick of Saxony, Filippo S lozzi (?) A Florentine " 84 It I F Patrician, .... Christ aud the Woman taken in " 181 B F Adultery, .... „ 153 1 I | tt. James, ” ISi 3 V *9 Tmi, Diana condemning C&listo, - An Allegory, Benedetto Varchi (the famous Italian Poet and Historian), The Deposition in the Tomb, Isabella D Rate, Margrairm of Mantua, Christ -with the Terrestrial Globe, A Young Priest, .... The Virgin and Child with St. Jerome, St. Stephen, and Sc. George, Titian's Physician, “Parma,” - Ecce Homo, Jacopo da Strado, - Nymph and Shepherd, - An Allegory, Portrait of the Artist, - A Girl with Fur Cloak, Portrait of his Daughter, Larlnia Sarcinelli, A Woman in her Bath, • - t Venue recumbent, 4ALLB*T. 1 1 No, Si*x. Vienna 184 R 185 R 186 1 R 187 R 399 R 400 a 401 R 402 R I 403 R 404 R I Facs 405 R 406 R 407 R l( 403 R 409 R I 410 R — V 12/- V 12/- *««**><«* ** 70 PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. Title of Picture. Gallery. No. Sizes. An Italian Landscape, -with j Figures and Cattle, - - ] H.M.’s Collection at Buckingham j Palace, 116 FB The Artist and his Master, Giov. Bellini (?Andrea Francescina), H.M ’s Collection i at Windsor Castle, 80 F R The Daughter of Herodias, - Benson, V I The Virgin and Ghiid, - „ V I Portrait of the Daughter of Robert Strozzi, Czatoriski, V F Portrait of C harles V. , - t, V F Portrait of the Marquis of Pescaro V F Portrait of Andreas Griti, Doge of Venice, Czernin. 10 F R Phillip II. of Spain, - Devonshire. 29 F R Portrait of a Young Man, - The Virgin and Child adored by Giorgione and Titian, - 132 F R Farrer, v - F Landscape, ..... ti V I A Venetian Senator, ... v I Adoration of the Shepherds, V I St. Jerome and the Lion, - V F Best on the Flight into Egypt, - Holford, 1 V I Portrait of the Duchess of Sforza, The Virgin and Child (The Last Pictui e painted by Titian), - V I Mond, j V ! The Duchess Isabella Gonzaga and her Son, .... j V I Old Cornaro, Spencer 103 F R Portrait of a Lady, 104 F R Venus and Adonis 105 F R Ignatius Loyola, - 1 106 F R Portrait of a Lady, Wellington, V I The Adultress, - - - Westminster ! 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