The Pushkin wants to buy the likely first version of Titian's Venus and Love

The Pushkin Museum in Moscow may acquire a work by Titian: it is Venus and Adonis owned by Russian collector Vladimir Logvinenko and recently exhibited at the Venetian Renaissance exhibition at the same museum. Recent studies conducted by the head of Italian paintings at the Pushkin, Victoria Markova, and endorsed by alccuni critics, would have it that the painting in question would be the original version of the counterpart painting kept at the Prado: it seems that a preliminary drawing was found under the surface, as revealed by analyses carried out at the Prado.

Until now the work was believed to be a copy. The Pushkin Museum is thereforeinterested in buying it, but the figures could be very high: there is talk of an estimate of between $10 million and $20 million if authenticity is confirmed. In that case, the use of crowdfunding efforts could become useful.

“Despite difficult times,” museum director Marina Loshak told The Art Neswpaper, “the museum always feels the love and support of visitors, friends of the museum, and donors. We do not expect fundraising to happen quickly. It will be a long process that will require a lot of work and attention.”

The Pushkin wants to buy the likely first version of Titian's Venus and Love

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