«Diana and Acteon» in the National Gallery in London
ARTinvestment.RU   27 октября 2008

Titian Masterpiece «Diana and Acteon», for which you want to collect the ransom of 50 million pounds, was transferred to the National Gallery in London

Residents and visitors to London have been able to see Titian's masterpiece «Diana and Acteon». The famous canvas Venetian master arrived at the National Gallery in the British capital from the National Gallery of Scotland for four weeks. This event is held as part of a campaign to save two Titian paintings to sell on the open market .

In August of this year, both the gallery decided to pool their efforts to collect 50 million pounds and buy back the canvas «Diana and Acteon» from its owner, the Duke of Sutherland, who wants to sell the work. If the necessary funds will be collected until 31 December this year, the museum will have four more years to acquire a second Titian masterpiece - «Diana and Callisto». This pair works were written between 1556 and 1559 year for the Spanish King Philip II.

Director of the National Gallery of Scotland, John Leighton (John Leighton) explained: «We have received very good response from the public. It is important for us donations, even in five or ten pounds. The more people included in this process, the easier it is to gather the necessary means ». He also added: «We hope that showing pictures Titian in London will attract more people to support our campaign».

On the preservation of paintings Titian for British public insist many contemporary British artists . Among them are such famous names as Lusien Freud (Lucian Freud) and Peter Blake (Peter Blake). Recall also that recently the representatives of the charitable organization The Art Fund announced their intention to provide 1 million pounds to buy «Diana and Acteon».

material produced Catherine Onuchin

Sources: artinfo.com , bbc.co.uk , artinvestment.ru