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        Venus of Urbino.
Venus of Urbino

 Venus of Urbino (c. 1538) is thought to be based on Giorgione's Sleeping Venus (c.1510)

 

 

 

 
About the Painting:

The painting in oils on canvas was commissioned by Guidobaldo II della Rovere, the Duke of Urbino., a city in the Marche in Italy, southwest of Pesaro.

 It would originally have decorated a cassone, a rich and showy type of chest, which may be painted, carved and gilded and was  traditionally given as a wedding present.

Curiously, given its overtly erotic content, the painting was intended as an instructive 'model' for Giulia Varano, the Duke's extremely young bride.

. It is a painting of a nude young woman, identified with the goddess Venus, reclining on a couch or bed in the sumptuous surroundings of an opulent Renaissance palace. It hangs in room 28, The Titian room  of the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence Arrived in Florenze in 1631 with the della Rovere inheritance; at the Uffizi since 1736.

The pose is based on Giorgione's Sleeping Venus (c. 1510), however Titian uses more sensuality in comparison to Giorgione's sublime remoteness.

It does however lack any classical or allegorical trappings ('Venus' displays none of the attributes of the goddess she is supposed to represent), the painting is unapologetically sexy.

The frankness of Venus' expression is often noted; she stares straight at the viewer, appearing comfortable with her nudity. In her right hand she holding a posy of flowers whilst her left covers her pubic area, provocatively placed in the centre of the composition. In the near background there is a dog, symbolising fidelity, who is asleep.

The maids in the background are shown rummaging through a chest, apparently in search of the Venus's clothes.

 

 

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