Sacred and Profane Love

Titian

c. 1514 · Oil on canvas · Galleria Borghese, Rome

Size3:2 ratio

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About this work

Artist: Titian (c. 1488–1576)
Year: c. 1514
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 118 × 279 cm
Collection: Galleria Borghese, Rome
Movement: Renaissance

Two women who seem modelled on the same person sit at either end of a carved stone fountain built like a Roman sarcophagus: one richly dressed in white and silver with gloves and a bowl, the other unclothed but for a white cloth and a red mantle, holding up a small burning lamp, while a winged boy stirs the water between them. Titian painted it in Venice in about 1514, early in his career. It was probably commissioned by Niccolò Aurelio, secretary to the Venetian Council of Ten, whose coat of arms is carved on the fountain, for his marriage that year to the young widow Laura Bagarotto; the clothed figure is often read as the bride, with Venus beside her. The title is not original and is first recorded only in 1693, and the meaning of the two figures is still debated. Cardinal Scipione Borghese bought the picture in 1608, and it hangs in the Galleria Borghese in Rome.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Two women in silver-white and red at a stone fountain before a dusky landscape with a castle and a bright lake town, for a living room or bedroom above a sofa at 36×24 in natural wood. A cream, deep green or terracotta wall; it pairs with Bacchus and Ariadne.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Renaissance painting
Era: 16th century (c. 1514)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: grand
Rooms: living room, bedroom, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 36×24. Prints at 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard; 36×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Sacred and Profane Love in the public domain?

Yes. Titian (c. 1488–1576) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Galleria Borghese.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 18×12, 24×16 and 36×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Sacred and Profane Love painted, and in what medium?

Sacred and Profane Love dates from c. 1514 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 118 × 279 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 36×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×16 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Sacred and Profane Love we'd choose 36×24. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Sacred and Profane Love (Titian) — Sacred and Profane Love · Titian · c. 1514. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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