Titian's masterpiece Diana and Actaeon is saved
Titian's masterpiece Diana and Actaeon is set to be saved for the nation after a series of pledges put the fundraising campaign on track to achieve the £50m asking price.
The Scottish government will this week announce that it will donate about £10m, while the National Gallery in London will pledge about £12m and the National Galleries of Scotland a further £2m.
Money will also come from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Until now, £11m had been publicly pledged. Another £8m is coming from private donors.
This weekend sources close to the campaign said they were confident that the £50m total would be reached before the December 31 deadline.
The Titian and its companion piece, Diana and Callisto, belong to the seventh Duke of Sutherland and form part of his Bridgewater collection, which has been on loan to the National Galleries of Scotland since 1945...
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The Scottish government will this week announce that it will donate about £10m, while the National Gallery in London will pledge about £12m and the National Galleries of Scotland a further £2m.
Money will also come from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Until now, £11m had been publicly pledged. Another £8m is coming from private donors.
This weekend sources close to the campaign said they were confident that the £50m total would be reached before the December 31 deadline.
The Titian and its companion piece, Diana and Callisto, belong to the seventh Duke of Sutherland and form part of his Bridgewater collection, which has been on loan to the National Galleries of Scotland since 1945...