"No one will deny the exquisite charm of his early works. The grace and loveliness of his Madonnas, the brilliancy, the gaiety, the spirit of his mythological pictures, attract us irresistibly. It is easy to explain why of all Titian's works "Sacred and Profane Love" is the most extolled and the most popular, why the "Madonna with the Cherries" or the "Madonna with St. Anthony" are among the favourites of the public."