Supper at Emmaus (Titian)
The Supper at Emmaus is the title shared by several similar works by Titian, two of which are discussed here. The first, made about 1534, is currently on long-term loan to the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. The second, made about 1545 by Titian and his studio, is in the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin.
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| Year | c. 1534 |
| Medium | Oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 169 cm × 211 cm (67 in × 83 in) |
| Location | Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool |
| Accession | L 914 |
First version
Georg Gronau considers this a replica of the Pilgrims of Emmaus in the Louvre.[1] From the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, the picture was preserved in the Ducal Palace, Venice, and belongs now to the Earl of Yarborough.[1] It is on long-term loan to the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.[2]
Second version
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| Year | c. 1545 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 163 cm × 200 cm (64 in × 79 in) |
| Location | National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin |
| Accession | NGI.84 |
Provenance
- Venice;
- Abbate Celotti, 1836;
- Prince Demidoff, Villa San Dorato, near Florence, 1836;
- Purchased, Paris, Prince Demidoff sale, March 1870.[3]
References
- Gronau 1904, p. 283.
- National Museums Liverpool.
- National Gallery of Ireland.
Sources
- Gronau, Georg (1904). Titian. London: Duckworth and Co; New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 168–169, 283.
- Ricketts, Charles (1910). Titian. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. pp. 105, 106, 115, 117, 179.
- "The Supper at Emmaus". National Gallery of Ireland. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- "The Supper at Emmaus". National Museums Liverpool. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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