Caption

Venus using the toilet, print, album page, Venus sits naked on a stool and looks at herself in a mirror. In front of her a dove and behind her bathing essentials. On the right a view through to a man with a stick looking at Cupid. This print is part of an album., printmaker: Theodorus van Kessel, Southern Netherlands, after painting by Correggio, Italy, publisher: David Teniers (II), Brussels, grantor of privilege: Spanish crown, 1660, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 220 mm x width 170 mm, David Teniers probably produced an oil study on canvas or panel (so-called pasticcio) of all the paintings in the collection of Leopold William of Austria, which served as a model for the printmakers. It is not always clear whether the pasticci were made by him or by his studio. Not all pasticci have survived., toilet or Venus, A monochrome etched scene shows a nude woman seated on a stool with long hair falling over her shoulders, holding a small framed mirror and a cloth while looking toward it; she is surrounded by draped fabrics on a table and the floor and sits in front of a heavy dark curtain that fills the left background. To the right a framed window or panel reveals a bearded man carrying a long spear and a cloak, looking upward toward a winged child figure flying above; a large decorative basin with cloths and several small vessels sits on the floor near the woman. The image is rendered with fine crosshatching and detailed line work, creating textures on skin, fabric, and background surfaces.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B27_426

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Rights managed

Available size

52.4Mb (6.0Mb) / 12.8in x 15.9in / 3845 x 4765 (300dpi)

Keywords

Venus using toilet print album page Venus sits naked stool looks mirror front dove bathing essentials right view man stick looking Cupid part album printmaker Theodorus van Kessel Southern Netherlands painting Correggio Italy publisher David Teniers Ii Brussels grantor privilege Spanish crown 1660 paper etching engraving height 220 mm x width 170 mm produced oil study canvas panel -called pasticcio paintings collection Leopold William Austria served model printmakers clear whether pasticci studio survived monochrome etched scene nude woman seated long hair falling shoulders holding small framed cloth looking surrounded draped fabrics table floor heavy dark curtain fills left background framed window panel reveals bearded man carrying long spear cloak looking upward winged child figure flying large decorative basin cloths several small vessels sits floor near woman image rendered fine crosshatching detailed line work creating textures skin fabric background surfaces