Tag: NICOLAS POUSSIN
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Circle of Nicolas Poussin, Venus and Cupid 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 22
Circle of Nicolas Poussin, (1594 – 1665) Venus and Cupid Oil on canvas 33 x 42.5 cm.; 13 x 16 3/4 in. Private collection Venus and Love/ Venus and Cupid. Different tales exist about the origin of Venus and Cupid. Some say that Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, had a love affair with Mars, the god…
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Italian School, Sleeping Venus with Cupid 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 23
Italian School, c. 1660 Sleeping Venus with Cupid Oil on canvas 75 x 130 cm Private collection This “Sleeping Venus” has not yet been assigned an author. The motif, with the goddess here depicted life-sized in an elongated landscape format, derives from the works of 16th century Venetian artists such as Giorgone and Titian. Paris…
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