The Venus of Urbino (also known as Reclining Venus) [1] is an oil painting by Italian painter Titian, depicting a nude young woman, traditionally identified with the goddess Venus, reclining on a couch …

Venus of Urbino is an oil painting completed in 1538 by the Venetian Renaissance artist Titian. It is one of the most widely known and most thoroughly discussed of his works.

Many of the hallmarks distinguishing Titian as the preeminent painter active in sixteenth-century Italy are evident in the Venus of Urbino. His expressive brushwork, dynamic composition, and brilliant coloring …

Toward the beginning of his career Titian had brought to completion Giorgione's unfinished canvas of a nude Venus asleep in a landscape; some twenty-five years later he adapted the central motif of the …

Aug 25, 2024 · Titian’s Venus of Urbino might be merely one of several portraits of a nude woman to raise some eyebrows, but in many ways, it was the first. This significant painting paved the way for …

Titian (Pieve di Cadore 1488/90 - Venice 1576) D22. Tiziano and Venere di Urbino. This is one of Titian’s most famous works and it depicts the emblematic figure of a young bride about to be dressed …

Feb 4, 2022 · Titian of Italy created the “Venus of Urbino” painting in about 1543. Titian’s “Venus of Urbino” painting depicted a naked young female lying on a bed, which is generally linked with Venus …

Jul 23, 2022 · Learn more about Titian's 'Venus of Urbino' and some of its different interpretations as well as its symbolism and legacy.

Titian painted his famous Venus of Urbino in 1538 as a commissioned piece for the Duke of Urbino Guidobaldo II. Like much of his work Venus of Urbino has been studied extensively for its symbology.

One of the greatest Renaissance paintings of a mythological nature, the life-size Venus of Urbino remains the iconic version of the reclining female nude, and a treasure of the Venetian High …