Madonna and Child with Saints Luke and Catherine of Alexandria
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The Madonna and Child with Saints Luke and Catherine of Alexandria, also known simply as Holy Conversation, is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Titian. It is one of his several versions of the canonical image of the Madonna and Child.
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Madonna and Child with Saints Luke and Catherine of Alexandria | |
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Artist | Titian |
Year | around 1560 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 127.8 cm × 169.7 cm (4.19 ft × 5.57 ft) |
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Executed in oil on canvas, it was painted around 1560, at the height of Titian's career. In 2011, the painting achieved the highest auction price ever for one of Titian's works, at $16.9 million.[1] The painting was sold by Gerlinda Kisters, who had inherited it from her husband, Heinz Kisters, who died in 1977.[2]