Sacred and Profound Love
Collaborated with Giogorione
1508
Oil on Canvas
105 x 136
Musee du Louvre
The interpretation of this painting is still much in controversy. However, many now think it was inspired by the contemporary poem The Battle of Sleep and Love by Francesco Colonna. The two women of the painting might represent two very different yet connected worlds: the wise and virutous wife and the sensual nymph.
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