Sacred and Profane Love
Titian · 1514
Why it's great
Two women, one dressed in white and one naked, sit on opposite sides of a stone fountain, and a cupid plays in the water. Titian painted it in 1514, and nobody is sure which one is sacred and which is profane.
Where to see it
📍 Galleria BorgheseRoma Capitale, Italy
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Titian was an Italian painter born in Pieve di Cadore around 1490. He worked in Venice and became the most famous painter in Europe, painting portraits for the Emperor Charles V and King Philip II of Spain with rich color and loose brushwork. He lived to a great age and died in Venice in 1576.
