Artwork created by one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance Titsianom Vechellio (Tiziano Vecellio), added to the collection of the Oxford Museum Eshmolin - the oldest in Britain. Piece Titian was received in payment of inheritance taxes. However, its value exceeds the tax liabilities of the owner of 619 856 pounds. Therefore, the museum Eshmolin had to pay another 430 144 pounds, of which 180 thousand donated charity The Art Fund.

This is a circular painting called «Triumph of Love» with the image of Cupid, standing on the back of a lion, dates from the mid 1540-ies. The audience has not seen him for nearly half a century - the last time it was exhibited in 1960 at the Royal Academy.

a long time, experts doubted the authenticity of this picture, because it greatly overshadow the later layers. But experts from the London National Gallery carefully examined, and held it thoroughly clean, and the curator of the museum Eshmolin Catherine Whistler (Catherine Whistler) understood in the history of life work. All this helped to confirm the authorship Tizian.

«Triumph of Love» can be seen in the National Gallery from 21 July to 20 September. Then the picture will go into a permanent museum exhibit Eshmolin that should open after reconstruction in November 2009 .

material produced Catherine Onuchin, AI

Sources: bbc.co.uk , guardian.co.uk , telegraph.co.uk , artinvestment.ru