Loving Couple (l.e.) (b) Lladro Figurine

It's an old, old story, this one: the love and glory of the meeting of lovers. Ever spun in the classics with love personified in the virtues of youth and beauty, post-renaissance artists maintained this tradition, their love allegories portraying perfect sweethearts of flawless proportions. It's a subject and a classical treatment that has met no resistance in the City of Porcelain, where artists fell in love with the challenge to interpret anew an eternal theme.