SOLD

 

‘Sacred & Profane Love’                                                                                                                  An Exceptional 19th Century Rendering of the Iconic Work by Vecillio Tiziano aka Titian (1485-1576). 

This sensitive & highly competent monumental work on canvas measures 43" high x 109" wide (canvas only), set within an exceptionally fine, carved & water-gilded frame measuring a remarkable 5 feet high x 10 feet in length.                                                                                                                  The original work painted in 1516 hangs in the Borghese Gallery in Rome and is considered by scholars to be Titians most celebrated work.

Provenance: Purchased directly from the Estate of Mrs. Harriot Rive, Ottawa.

Harriot Rive (nee) Hopkinson (1904-2005) was the daughter of noted American artist Charles Hopkinson of Boston Massachusetts and wife of former Canadian Ambassador Alfred Rive (1898-1970)

Please contact us by either phone at
(613) 741-8565

- or -

By email through our Contact Page.

Please allow 24hr - 48hrs for replies.