Venus with a Mirror
Item
- Title
- Venus with a Mirror
- Rights
- The National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., United States of America. Andrew W. Mellon Collection. Public Domain.
- Creator
- Titian (1488/90-1576)
- Date
- 1555
- Description
- Venus sits on a luxurious cushion with a deep red robe with gold embroidery. Her son Cupid tilts a mirror towards her as another cherub behind the mirror places a laurel wreath on her already done-up hair.
- Format
- Painting. Oil on canvas. 124.5 x 105.5 cm.
- Publisher
- The National Gallery of Art.
- Contributor
- Mckenzi Monical
- Identifier
- The National Gallery of Art. 1937.1.34.
- Subject
- Italian Renaissance; Venus; Cupid; nude; sensual; Greco-Roman myth; love.
- Source
- Jpeg file. The National Gallery of Art. 10/22/2023.
- https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.41.html
- Site pages
- Introduction
- Media
Venus with a Mirror