Caption

Reclining Venus with a Monkey and a Cupid, Bechon, Karol Charles 1732-1812 painter. Cupids, nudes, antiquity, animals, interiors, symbols, Polish miniatures, mythologies. Venus lying on a bed covered with red fabric; a monkey with a triangle sits at the head, a cupid sleeps at her feet. In the background an emerald curtain. Signed: inre et fait par Ch. Bechon / a. Varsovie 1796. On the reverse, an illegible inscription in pencil and a round label; inside the circle an ink inscription 2501/Ter. Binding: secondary, narrow wooden board. Illustration made in miniature technique. Miniature, height 14.2 cm, width 19.5 cm., A reclining nude woman with pale skin lies on a bed draped with white and red cushions and sheets, propping her head on one hand and looking toward the viewer; a small dark gray monkey sits near her outstretched hand holding a thin object, and a reclining child with light brown hair rests on a pillow behind her holding a round fruit. The background is dominated by deep green and teal draped curtains with darker shadows, and the scene is set within a wooden frame that shows brown wood grain. Colors visible include pale skin tones, white, red, deep green, teal, dark gray, brown, and touches of muted gold.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_077

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Rights managed

Available size

39.5Mb (2.4Mb) / 14.2in x 10.8in / 4245 x 3249 (300dpi)

Keywords

Reclining Venus Monkey Cupid Bechon Karol Charles 1732-1812 painter Cupids nudes antiquity animals interiors symbols Polish miniatures mythologies Venus lying bed covered red fabric monkey triangle sits head cupid sleeps feet background emerald curtain Signed inre et fait par Ch a Varsovie 1796 reverse illegible inscription pencil round label inside circle ink inscription 2501 Ter Binding secondary narrow wooden board Illustration miniature technique Miniature height 14.2 cm width 19.5 cm reclining nude woman pale skin lies bed draped white red cushions sheets propping hand looking viewer small dark gray monkey sits near outstretched hand holding thin object reclining child light brown hair rests pillow holding round fruit dominated deep green teal draped curtains darker shadows scene set within wooden frame brown wood grain Colors visible include pale skin tones red dark gray brown touches muted gold.