DrawingsItalian16th century

Reclining Venus

16th century

Artists

Titian (Tiziano Vecellio)Artist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Charcoal on blue antique laid paper, mounted overall to wove card decorated mount

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

27.5 × 40.1 cm (10 13/16 × 15 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Unidentified collector (Lugt 474). Jonathan Richardson, Senior (Lugt 2184). Joshua Reynolds, London (Lugt 2364). Charles A. Loeser, Florence, Italy, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932

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