Resumen de Titian's 'Triumph of Love'
An analysis of The Triumph of Love (circa 1544–46), a little-known work by Titian that was recently acquired by the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, U.K. Depicting the figure of cupid standing on a lion, the work is circular in shape, though recent restoration has revealed that it was originally rectangular and that its figurative elements were shown within a fictive oculus. The striking illusionism of this fictive occulus is an unusual and arguably new motif in Titian's work, though the romantic subject matter itself is abundantly evident throughout his oeuvre. Though it has not always been accepted as an autograph work by Titian, the provenance of the piece can now be traced to the collection of Gabriel Vendramin (1484–1552).
