Venus and the Lute Player
Titian
ca. 1565–70
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
65 x 82 1/2 in. (165.1 x 209.6 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Munsey Fund, 1936
Accession Number
36.29
Tags
LutesVenusMusiciansFemale NudesCupid
About the Artist
Titian · 1483–1576
Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1488-1576), known as Titian, was the greatest painter of the 16th-century Venetian school and one of the most influential artists in Western art history. Born in Pieve di Cadore in the Venetian Republic, Titian revolutionized painting through his innovative use of color, expressive brushwork, and mastery of oil technique. Trained in Giovanni Bellini's workshop alongside Giorgi...