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The Fall of Phaethon
Portrait of Francesco I d’Este
Bust of Francesco I d’Este
Bust of Ercole II d'Este
Cello
Boy with thorn
Venus and Love
Double Harp
Venus, Mars and Cupid
Head of an old man
Sacred Love defeating profane Love
The Gonzaga Vase
The Fall of Phaethon
Portrait of Francesco I d’Este
Bust of Francesco I d’Este
Bust of Ercole II d'Este
Cello
Boy with thorn
Venus and Love
Double Harp
Venus, Mars and Cupid
Head of an old man
Sacred Love defeating profane Love
The Gonzaga Vase

Sacred Love defeating profane Love

Antonio Raggi

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Galleria Estense

Galleria Estense

Largo Porta Sant'Agostino, 337, Modena

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

Author: Antonio Raggi

Date: 1680

Technique: Marble

Displayed in: Galleria Estense

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