60 British artists have written appeal to the newspaper Times, which called for the conservation of two paintings Titian. Two outstanding works of the masters of the Renaissance - «Diana and Acteon» and «Diana and Callisto», which for many years exhibited at the National Gallery of Scotland in the near future, may become unavailable to the public.

owner of the Masterpieces of the XVI century Duke of Sutherland suggested that the National Gallery in Edinburgh and London to buy back these two canvases at a fairly favorable terms - for 100 million pounds, while their market value of about 300 million. Until 31 December the British need to collect at least 50 million for the purchase of «Diana and Acteon», and then they get another 4 years to save as much again on a second job, «Diana and Callisto». If the necessary funds are not found, the pictures will be put up for sale and will most likely be in a private collection that is displayed will not be.

to save Titian masterpieces for the British public have insisted such famous contemporary artists as Lusien Freud (Lucian Freud), Peter Blake (Peter Blake), Anthony Caro (Anthony Caro), Antony Gormley (Antony Gormley) and David Hockney (David Hockney).

Their appeal has not gone unanswered. One of the leading charitable organizations of Great Britain, The Art Fund, announced that it will allocate 1 million pounds to buy «Diana and Acteon». This is the largest donation to a work of art over 105 years of the fund. Representatives of The Art Fund hopes that other charitable organizations and foundations to support their effort and help raise the necessary funds before the new year, because if they fail, there is no guarantee that these masterpieces will remain available for viewing.

material produced Catherine Onuchin

Sources: artinfo.com , timesonline.co.uk , artdaily.org , artinvestment.ru