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The fall of Phaethon
Portrait of Francesco I
Portrait of Francesco I
Bust of Hercules II d'Este
Cello
The Boy with the Thorn - Spinario
Venus and Love
Este harp
Venus, Mars, and Cupid
Old man's head
Sacred Love and Profane Love
Gonzaga Vase
The fall of Phaethon
Portrait of Francesco I
Portrait of Francesco I
Bust of Hercules II d'Este
Cello
The Boy with the Thorn - Spinario
Venus and Love
Este harp
Venus, Mars, and Cupid
Old man's head
Sacred Love and Profane Love
Gonzaga Vase

Sacred Love and Profane Love

Antonio Raggi

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Estense Gallery

Estense Gallery

Largo Porta Sant'Agostino, 337, Modena

Open, closing soon closes at 19:30

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Antonio Raggi (1624-1686) was one of the most talented and appreciated students of Gian Lorenzo Bernini by his contemporaries. The work comes from the acquisitions of Francesco II d'Este and is indicative of the skill with which Raggi interpreted that Baroque language of which his master had been one of the main codifiers. In this small sculptural group, reminiscent of Bernini's early works, there is indeed a playful reinterpretation of a theme dear to the figurative arts of the early Modern Age, which is the contrast between Sacred Love and Profane Love. The antithesis between Eros and Anteros is represented in a delightful way, depicting them as two cherubs engaged in a simulation of a struggle, all made extremely plausible at the same time thanks to the meticulous execution of the details.
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Title: Sacred Love and Profane Love

Author: Antonio Raggi

Date: 1680

Technique: Marble

Displayed in: Estense Gallery

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