GALLERIA BORGHESE, Titian-Sacred And Profane Love_Room 20

This painting was commissioned to the artist for the wedding between Niccolò Aurelio and Laura Bagarotto, celebrated in the spring of 1514.

In the painting, if you look closely at the bas-relief of the ancient marble sarcophagus, transformed into a fountain, you can see the coats of arms of the two families, reproduced just above the spout from which the water comes out and on the bottom of the silver plate near the hand of the maiden on the right.

Already the title of this splendid work by Titian, Sacred and Profane Love, makes you realize that the underlying theme is the dual nature of love, which is both a nearly spiritual sentiment, and a physical passion.

If you look closely at the painting, you will realize how dualism, the presence of contrasting yet complementary elements, is its key element.

Look at the background, for example: on the right the lakeside landscape is illuminated by the light of sunset, while on the left the castle and the hill are pervaded by the glow of dawn....