Sujet

'La Fiesta De Venus', (The Worship of Venus), 1518-1519, (c1934). Artist: Titian.

Légende

'La Fiesta De Venus', (The Worship of Venus), 1518-1519, (c1934). Depicts a Roman rite of worship conducted in honour of the goddess Venus each 1 April. On this occasion, women would make offerings to representations of the goddess so as to cleanse 'every blemish on their bodies'. Titian based the image on the writings of the Greek sophist Philostratus. Oil on canvas. Housed in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. From Galerias De Europa: Museo Del Prado, by A. De Beruete y Moret & Augusto L. Mayer. [Editorial Labor, S.A., Barcelona, c1934]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1518

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C82_380

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

58,9Mo (4,5Mo) / 38,5cm x 38,3cm / 4552 x 4520 (300dpi)

Mots clés

nature dehors portrait arbre nourriture foule beauté offre religieux usine arts pays Rome religion nettoyage art culte couleur couleur beau déité Dieu Romain endroit siècle ange adorer rite concept Venus régal déesse putto publication nymphe les années 30 16e siècle 20e siècle seizie siècle The Print Collector portrait oil Titian Tiziano Vecelli Tiziano Vecellio Mayer Venetian School Vecellio Tiziano Galerias de Europa Aureliano de Beruete Beruete Aureliano de A de Beruete August Liebmann Mayer August Liebmann Augusto L Mayer Philostratus of Lemnos Lemnos Philostratus of Philostratus the Elder oil portrait

Restrictions

Utilisation éditoriale uniquement.