This room celebrates the recent acquisition, together with the National Galleries of Scotland, of Titian’s 'Diana and Actaeon', a painting esteemed as one of the greatest achievements of art since it was created for Philip II of Spain in the late 1550s. It is displayed opposite 'The Death of Actaeon', which the artist intended to complete the story but left unfinished on his death in 1576. 

These ‘poems’ (as Titian called them) have served as enduring sources of inspiration. To mark this important moment in the Gallery’s history, works have been temporarily moved from other parts of the collection to highlight Titian’s impact on Western European painting.