Pesaro Madonna

Pesaro Madonna
Replica of Titian's original painting displayed during conservation
ArtistTitian
Year1519-1526
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions4.88 m × 2.69 m (16.0 ft × 8.8 ft)
LocationSanta Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice

The Pesaro Madonna (Italian: Pala Pesaro) (better known as the Madonna di Ca' Pesaro) is a painting by the late Italian Renaissance master Titian, commissioned by Jacopo Pesaro, whose family acquired in 1518 the chapel in the Frari Basilica in Venice for which the work was painted, and where it remains today. Jacopo was Bishop of Paphos, in Cyprus, and had been named commander of the papal fleet by the Borgia pope, Alexander VI.[1] This painting recalls one of Titian's earliest paintings Jacopo Pesaro being presented by Pope Alexander VI to Saint Peter, c. 1510-11[2]

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  2. ^ "Titian's Madonna of the Pesaro Family". Smarthistory at Khan Academy. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2013., text.