Venus of Urbino
Titian · 1538
The story
The Venus of Urbino is an oil painting by Italian painter Titian, depicting a nude young woman, traditionally identified with the goddess Venus, reclining on a couch or bed in the sumptuous surroundings of a Renaissance palace. Work on the painting seems to have begun anywhere from 1532 or 1534, and was perhaps completed in 1534, but not sold until 1538. It is currently held in the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence.
- Artist
- Titian
- Date
- 1538
- Collection
- Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
- Movement
- Venetian school
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 119 × 165.5 cm
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