Sleeping Venus

Titian16th century?

Dulwich Picture Gallery
London, United Kingdom

Apparently derived from a lost painting by Titian. The prototype was based on Giorgione's Venus in the Gemaldegalerie, Dresden (probably finished by Titian), with the addition of roses. DPG484 adds the Cupid and loggia.

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Details

Title: Sleeping Venus
Creator Lifespan: c.1487-90 - 1576
Date: 16th century?
Physical Dimensions: w1860 x h1013 cm
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil
Work Nationality: Italian
Support: Canvas
Provenance: London, Sir Francis Bourgeois, 1811; Bourgeois Bequest, 1811.
After: Titian
Acquisition Method: Bourgeois, Sir Peter Francis (Bequest, 1811)

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