Italian school circa 1700, after François du Quesnoy (1597-1643) Sacred Love Overcoming Profane Love White marble bas-relief 46.5 x 87 cm Minor accidents. Reference works : - François Duquesnoy, L'Amour sacré terrassant l'amour profane, before 1631, patinated plaster, H. 60 cm, L. 105 cm, Lisbon, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, inv. 546 - François Duquesnoy, L'Amour sacré terrassant l'amour profane, H. 60.5 cm, L. 100 cm, Rome, Galleria Doria Pamphilj, salon Aldobrandini ; - After François Duquesnoy, late 17th-early 18th century, L'Amour sacré terrassant l'amour profane, marble, 45 cm x 85.7 cm, Detroit; Institute of Art, inv. N°42.107. Related literature: - Marion Boudon-Machuel, François du Quesnoy (1597-1643), Paris, Arthena, 2005, models listed from no. OE.68a to no. OE.68a, no. OE.68b, no. OE.68 der.11, pp. 290-297.