Venus is depicted standing on stony ground, with her hair loose and her legs crossed. She looks directly at the viewer, wearing only a hat and a string of pearls, while holding a transparent veil to cover her vulva. The forest behind opens out on the left to reveal a
Venus is depicted standing on stony ground, with her hair loose and her legs crossed. She looks directly at the viewer, wearing only a hat and a string of pearls, while holding a transparent veil to cover her vulva. The forest behind opens out on the left to reveal a mountainous landscape with a lake and a town.
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [http://cartelen.louvre.fr/; 08.07.2014] |
- Production date
- 1529
Production date
1529 | [dated] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 38 x 25 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 38 x 25 cm
[http://cartelen.louvre.fr/; 08.07.2014]
- Signature / Dating
- Artist's insignia lower right edge: serpent (with elevated wings) and date '1529'
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia lower right edge: serpent (with elevated wings) and date '1529'
- Inscriptions and Labels
- None
Inscriptions and Labels
Stamps, Seals, Labels:
- None
- Owner
- Musée du Louvre, Paris
- Repository
- Musée du Louvre, Paris
- Location
- Paris
- CDA ID
- F_MdLP_1180
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR242
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/F_MdLP_1180/