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Source Description
Ingres was deeply inspired by ancient Greek and Roman art as well by Italian painting of the High Renaissance. Although he spent much of his career in Rome, he resided in Florence from 1820 to 1824, where he painted this copy of Titian's "Venus of Urbino" (1538), from the collection at the Pitti Palace. "The Venus of Urbino" had inspired generations of artists. Ingres's version is the same size as the original. He intended it to serve as a model for his close friend, the sculptor Lorenzo Bartolini (1777-1850), who was creating a sculpture based on the same subject.
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Document identity
localId
6005
label
Reclining Venus
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obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
6005
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Reclining Venus
description
Ingres was deeply inspired by ancient Greek and Roman art as well by Italian painting of the High Renaissance. Although he spent much of his career in Rome, he resided in Florence from 1820 to 1824, where he painted this copy of Titian's "Venus of Urbino" (1538), from the collection at the Pitti Palace. "The Venus of Urbino" had inspired generations of artists. Ingres's version is the same size as the original. He intended it to serve as a model for his close friend, the sculptor Lorenzo Bartolini (1777-1850), who was creating a sculpture based on the same subject.
provenance
Bequeathed by Ingres to Armand Cambon, 1866; sold to Haro, Oct. 6, 1866; Ingres Sale, Paris, May 6-7, 1867, n. 2; Sale Khalil Bey, Paris, Jan. 10-18, 1868, no. 35 (10,000 francs); Wande Collection, Lille, 1870. Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1822
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
116
height
168
dimensionsRaw
H: 45 11/16 x W: 66 1/8 in. (116 x 168 cm); Framed H: 59 1/2 x W: 80 1/2 x D: 5 1/4 in. (151.1 x 204.5 x 13.3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower left in printed letters: Ingres
d'apres le Titien
Florence
1822
med
oil on canvas
creator_ids
4535
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2228
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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