Venus Anadyomene (Titian)
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| Venus Anadyomene | |
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| Artist | Titian |
| Year | c. 1520[1] |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 75.8 cm × 57.6 cm (29.8 in × 22.7 in) |
| Location | Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh |
Botticelli's, and is just intended to identify the subject rather than be a boat-like vessel for Venus, as in Sandro Botticelli's The Birth of Venus and other depictions.
The voluptuousness of the Venus presented, and her sideways glance, also owes much to the
Cnidian Venus types of antique sculpture. The wringing of her hair is a direct imitation of Apelles's lost masterwork of the same title. Titian deliberately included this detail to prove that he could rival the art of antiquity in which the goddess was also washing her hair — a fact mentioned in Pliny's Natural History
.
The painting is in exceptionally fine condition. It was once owned by
offset against inheritance tax
. The market value has been estimated at £20m. After the sale, the 7th Duke said, "To all intents and purposes nothing has changed, except the painting will now belong to the nation."
It soon afterwards formed the centrepiece of an exhibition in 2004 and the anniversary exhibition "Saved!" for the
National Art Collections Fund
.
See also
References
- ^ "Venus Rising from the Sea ('Venus Anadyomene')". National Galleries of Scotland. Retrieved 30 November 2012.