generally "despised" after his death, Pesaro remained loyal to the memory of his patron, and his will of 1542 left money for masses to be said for Alexander's soul. Provenance It belonged to the Pesaro family until the early 17th century, and was presumably first hung in Pesaro's home. Anthony van Dyck made a drawing of it in Venice in 1623, the earliest documentation for the work. It is recorded as having been in the collection of Charles I of England, from which it was bought in 1652 for the Spanish royal collection after his execution, which loaned it to the convent of San Pasquale in Madrid. In 1823, it was in the collection of William I of the Netherlands, who gave it to the museum. Notes References Hale, Sheila, Titian, His Life, 2012, Harper Press, Jaffé, David (ed), Titian, The National Gallery Company/Yale, 2003, London (#3, catalogue entry by Caroline Campbell), "Royal": Museum page for painting Further reading Campbell, Caroline, "Titian, "Jacopo Pesaro Being Presented by Pope Alexander VI to Saint Peter"", Issue 1 of Restoration, 2003, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten (51 pages) 1500s paintings Religious paintings by Titian Paintings in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Pope Alexander VI Ottoman–Venetian Wars Votive offering Popes in art Ships in art Paintings formerly in the Spanish royal collection