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Love: How the Gods Could be Human

Venus of Urbino

Item

Title
Venus of Urbino
Rights
Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy. Fair Use.
Creator
Titian (1488/90-1576)
Date
1538
Description
Venus reclines on a lounge cushion, nude in a personal room. Her hair is done and two maids are seen in the background preparing a dress for her. A dog sits by her feet and in her right hand she holds a bundle of roses while the left covers her pubis.
Format
Painting. Oil on canvas. 119 x 165 cm.
Publisher
Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi.
Contributor
Mckenzi Monical
Identifier
Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi. 1890 no. 1437.
Subject
Italian Renaissance; Titian; Venus; love; marriage; Greek myth; Roman myth.
Source
Jpeg file. Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi. 10/22/2023.
https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/venus-urbino-titian