Putti before a statue of Venus; after Titian
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 12 5/16 × 15 9/16 in. (31.3 × 39.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962
Accession Number
62.635.787
Art Historical Context
In the enchanting etching *Putti before a Statue of Venus; after Titian* (1636), visitors encounter a whimsical Renaissance-inspired scene of playful putti—those cherubic childlike figures symbolizing love and innocence—frolicking before the graceful form of Venus, the goddess of beauty. Created as a faithful reproduction of a composition by the illustrious Venetian master Titian (Tiziano Vecellio, c. 1488–1576), it captures the sensual elegance and dynamic energy characteristic of Titian's High Renaissance style, where mythological themes blended humanism with vivid naturalism. Engravers Gio...