Kim Cattrall goes topless for Titian's masterpiece
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London
(ANI):
Actress
Kim
Cattrall,
the
star
of
Sex
and
the
City,
has
posed
semi-naked
to
appear
in
a
recreation
of
Titian's
masterpiece
as
part
of
a
campaign
to
save
the
artwork
from
being
removed
from
public
display.
The
Police
Academy
star
went
topless
for
a
modern
version
of
'Diana
and
Actaeon'
to
help
artist
and
photographer
Tom
hunter
raise
50
million
pounds
to
save
the
artwork
from
hitting
the
open
market.
Kim,
a
regular
at
the
London
National
Gallery
and
a
huge
admirer
of
Titian's
work,
argued
viewing
the
painting
as
'being
in
the
presence
of
genius...
it
would
be
a
tragedy
if
it
were
not
on
public
view'.
The
52-year-old
actress
had
been
enlisted
by
Hunter
along
with
a
troupe
of
twenty
somethings
students
to
pose
for
the
21st
century
version
of
the
painting,
reports
the
Telegraph.
He
said:
"Kim
is
the
perfect
Diana.
Just
like
the
Greek
goddess,
she
combines
beauty
with
a
sense
of
threat.
She
was
a
great
sport
and
at
52
made
an
amazing
Diana.
She
more
than
held
her
own
among
a
room
full
of
twentysomethings.
The
picture
can't
of
course
hold
a
candle
to
the
original
which
deserves
to
remain
on
public
view.
This
painting
is
sublime
and
to
lose
it
to
a
private
collection
would
be
a
tragedy," he
added.