Dosso Dossi
The Trojans Building the Temple to Venus at Eryx and Making Offerings at Anchises's Grave
Dosso Dossi
The Trojans Building the Temple to Venus at Eryx and Making Offerings at Anchises's Grave
c. 152059.4 x 85.6 cm
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Provenance
Commissioned by 1520/21 by Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476–1534) for the Camerino d’Alabastro of the Castello Estense in Ferrara
by inheritance to his son, Ercole II d’Este, Duke of Ferrara (1534–1559)
by inheritance to his son, Alfonso II, Duke of Ferrara (1533–1597)
removed as early as 1608 from the Camerino d'Alabastro, when acquired by Cardinal Scipione Borghese (1577–1633), Rome
by inheritance to his cousin, Marcantonio II Borghese (1601-1658), 1st Prince of Sulmona, Rome
by inheritance to his grandson, Giovanni Battista Borghese (1639–1717), 2nd Prince of Sulmona, Rome
probably by descent to Camillo Filippo Ludovico Borghese (1775-1832), 6th Prince of Sulmona, Rome
José de Madrazo y Agudo (1781–1859), Madrid, certainly by 1847, but probably acquired between 1803 and 1819
by inheritance to Federico Madrazo y Kuntz (1815-1894), Madrid
probably purchased 1861 by José de Salamanca y Mayol (1811-1883), Marqués of Salamanca, Madrid
probably private collection, S. de R., south of France by c. 1900
acquired by 2021 by private collection
sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, New York, 21 April 2021, nr. 22
purchased 2021 by NGA
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