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The scene depicted is lavish: LoveGoddes Venus is sleeping on a vibrant ultramarine blue drapery, her head resting on a crimson pillow with gold tassels, and being fanned by her son Cupid. The latter is in the form of a {{Putto}} and the goddess is an attractive, naked woman.
''Venus and Cupid'' is a depiction of a sleeping Venus, who reclines on a blue bed covering and rich crimson and gold tasseled pillow. She wears nothing except a thin wisp of transparent linen around her thigh. Her son Cupid fans her with richly colored peacock feathers as she drifts to sleep. He is gazing at her with an adored, raptured expression. In the background, there is a window looking out onto a moonlight landscape where a temple to the goddess lies. Venus's face has full cheeks, heavy lids, a prominent nose, and a small protruding chin—all features of Gentileschi's own face. The body movements are natural: Venus's hand rests lightly on her side, and her legs are gently laid together. The work blends together realism and classicism through its iconography and the artist's style.
''Venus and Cupid'' is a depiction of a sleeping Venus, who reclines on a blue bed covering and rich crimson and gold tasseled pillow. She wears nothing except a thin wisp of transparent linen around her thigh. Her son Cupid fans her with richly colored peacock feathers as she drifts to sleep. He is gazing at her with an adored, raptured expression. In the background, there is a window looking out onto a moonlight landscape where a temple to the goddess lies. Venus's face has full cheeks, heavy lids, a prominent nose, and a small protruding chin—all features of Gentileschi's own face. The body movements are natural: Venus's hand rests lightly on her side, and her legs are gently laid together. The work blends together realism and classicism through its iconography and the artist's style.
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The scene depicted is lavish: LoveGoddes LoveGoddess Venus is sleeping on a vibrant ultramarine blue drapery, her head resting on a crimson pillow with gold tassels, and being fanned by her son Cupid. The latter is in the form of a {{Putto}} and the goddess is an attractive, naked woman.
''Venus and Cupid'' is a depiction of a sleeping Venus, who reclines on a blue bed covering and rich crimson and gold tasseled pillow. She wears nothing except a thin wisp of transparent linen around her thigh. Her son Cupid fans her with richly colored peacock feathers as she drifts to sleep. He is gazing at her with an adored, raptured expression. In the background, there is a window looking out onto a moonlight landscape where a temple to the goddess lies. Venus's face has full cheeks, heavy lids, a prominent nose, and a small protruding chin—all features of Gentileschi's own face. The body movements are natural: Venus's Gentislechi's hand rests lightly on her side, and her legs are gently laid together. The work blends together realism and classicism through its iconography and can still be recognized by the artist's style.
fact Venus' reclining pose is far more natural than what you'd find in other {{painters}}' works.
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Analyses have revealed the use of expensive lapis lazuli dyes to paint this piece. Art historians, therefore, surmise that it was commissioned by a wealthy patron. This fact explains why it doesn't display Gentislechi's characteristic tropes -- {{Chiaroscuro}} and {{Action Girl}}s. As any artist worth her salt, she was willing to modify her style according to her benefactor's requests.
The scene depicted is lavish: LoveGoddes Venus is sleeping on a vibrant ultramarine blue drapery, her head resting on a crimson pillow with gold tassels, and being fanned by her son Cupid. The latter is in the form of a {{Putto}} and the goddess is an attractive, naked woman.
The scene depicted is lavish: LoveGoddes Venus is sleeping on a vibrant ultramarine blue drapery, her head resting on a crimson pillow with gold tassels, and being fanned by her son Cupid. The latter is in the form of a {{Putto}} and the goddess is an attractive, naked woman.
* ConspicuousConsumption: The price of lapis lazuli pigments, necessary for both creating an oil paint and a fabric blue this rich, was exorbitant at the time. Then there's the gold embroidery on the velvet (an expensive cloth) pillow and curtain. If you add to it that Cupid has a fan made of exotic peacock feathers, you get to the conclusion that the illustrated room is quite luxurious. Enough to house deities, in fact.
* CreatorCameo: Venus' face bears Gentislechi's features. Since this painting was part of a bigger commission by a rich patron (there were more artists hired), it counts as a cameo.
* CreatorCameo: Venus' face bears Gentislechi's features. Since this painting was part of a bigger commission by a rich patron (there were more artists hired), it counts as a cameo.
* NameAndName: The title is fashioned this way.
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* RecliningVenus: Venus is portrayed reclining asleep on her ultramarine bed.
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* RecliningVenus: LoveGoddess Venus is portrayed reclining asleep on her ultramarine bed.
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''Venus and Cupid'' is a depiction of a sleeping Venus, who reclines on a blue bed covering and rich crimson and gold tasseled pillow. She wears nothing except a thin wisp of transparent linen around her thigh. Her son Cupid fans her with richly colored peacock feathers as she drifts to sleep. He is gazing at her with an adored, raptured expression. In the background, there is a window looking out onto a moonlight landscape where a temple to the goddess lies. Venus's face has full cheeks, heavy lids, a prominent nose, and small protruding chin—all features of Gentileschi's own face. The body movements are natural: Venus's hand rests lightly on her side, her legs are gently laid together. The work blends together realism and classicism through its iconography and the artist's style.
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''Venus and Cupid'' is a depiction of a sleeping Venus, who reclines on a blue bed covering and rich crimson and gold tasseled pillow. She wears nothing except a thin wisp of transparent linen around her thigh. Her son Cupid fans her with richly colored peacock feathers as she drifts to sleep. He is gazing at her with an adored, raptured expression. In the background, there is a window looking out onto a moonlight landscape where a temple to the goddess lies. Venus's face has full cheeks, heavy lids, a prominent nose, and a small protruding chin—all features of Gentileschi's own face. The body movements are natural: Venus's hand rests lightly on her side, and her legs are gently laid together. The work blends together realism and classicism through its iconography and the artist's style.
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* ColorContrast: The bright blue blanket Venus is resting on contrasts with the equally saturated red pillows and curtain.
* LoveGoddess: Venus and Cupid are both gods of love depicted into the piece.
* LoveGoddess: Venus and Cupid are both gods of love depicted into the piece.
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* ColorContrast: The bright blue blanket Venus is resting on contrasts with the equally saturated red pillows and curtain.
curtain. This serves to encase the goddess, making a sharp division between the forefront and the background planes. Therefore bringing attention solely to her.
* LoveGoddess: Venus andCupid her son Cupid, the subjects of the painting, are both love gods of love depicted into the piece. from classical mythology.
* LoveGoddess: Venus and
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While Gentislechi definitely make use of Chiaroscuro in her paintings, she doesn't use it in this one. The light source is way to ample and the shadows so scarce for that.
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* {{Chiaroscuro}}: Like her father, Artemisia was a follower of Michelangelo Caravaggio and follow his example in extreme light and dark.
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* {{Chiaroscuro}}: Like her father, Artemisia was a follower of Michelangelo Caravaggio ColorContrast: The bright blue blanket Venus is resting on contrasts with the equally saturated red pillows and follow his example in extreme light and dark. curtain.
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''Venus and Cupid'', also known as ''Sleeping Venus'' is a circa 1626 painting by Creator/ArtemisiaGentileschi in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
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''Venus and Cupid'', also known as ''Sleeping Venus'' is a circa 1626 painting {{painting|s}} by artist Creator/ArtemisiaGentileschi in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
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''Venus and Cupid'', also known as ''Sleeping Venus'' is a circa 1626 painting by Artemisia Gentileschi in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
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''Venus and Cupid'', also known as ''Sleeping Venus'' is a circa 1626 painting by Artemisia Gentileschi Creator/ArtemisiaGentileschi in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
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''Venus and Cupid'', also known as ''Sleeping Venus'' is a circa 1626 painting by Artemisia Gentileschi in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
''Venus and Cupid'' is a depiction of a sleeping Venus, who reclines on a blue bed covering and rich crimson and gold tasseled pillow. She wears nothing except a thin wisp of transparent linen around her thigh. Her son Cupid fans her with richly colored peacock feathers as she drifts to sleep. He is gazing at her with an adored, raptured expression. In the background, there is a window looking out onto a moonlight landscape where a temple to the goddess lies. Venus's face has full cheeks, heavy lids, a prominent nose, and small protruding chin—all features of Gentileschi's own face. The body movements are natural: Venus's hand rests lightly on her side, her legs are gently laid together. The work blends together realism and classicism through its iconography and the artist's style.
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!!''Venus and Cupid'' provides examples of:
* {{Chiaroscuro}}: Like her father, Artemisia was a follower of Michelangelo Caravaggio and follow his example in extreme light and dark.
* LoveGoddess: Venus and Cupid are both gods of love depicted into the piece.
* {{Putto}}: Cupid is portrayed as a winged cherub fanning the sleeping Venus with a peacock-feather fan.
* RecliningVenus: Venus is portrayed reclining asleep on her ultramarine bed.
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''Venus and Cupid'', also known as ''Sleeping Venus'' is a circa 1626 painting by Artemisia Gentileschi in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
''Venus and Cupid'' is a depiction of a sleeping Venus, who reclines on a blue bed covering and rich crimson and gold tasseled pillow. She wears nothing except a thin wisp of transparent linen around her thigh. Her son Cupid fans her with richly colored peacock feathers as she drifts to sleep. He is gazing at her with an adored, raptured expression. In the background, there is a window looking out onto a moonlight landscape where a temple to the goddess lies. Venus's face has full cheeks, heavy lids, a prominent nose, and small protruding chin—all features of Gentileschi's own face. The body movements are natural: Venus's hand rests lightly on her side, her legs are gently laid together. The work blends together realism and classicism through its iconography and the artist's style.
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!!''Venus and Cupid'' provides examples of:
* {{Chiaroscuro}}: Like her father, Artemisia was a follower of Michelangelo Caravaggio and follow his example in extreme light and dark.
* LoveGoddess: Venus and Cupid are both gods of love depicted into the piece.
* {{Putto}}: Cupid is portrayed as a winged cherub fanning the sleeping Venus with a peacock-feather fan.
* RecliningVenus: Venus is portrayed reclining asleep on her ultramarine bed.
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