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Venus and Adonis, after Titian
circa 155416th century
42.2 cm x 33.4 cm (16 5/8 in. x 13 1/8 in.)
Attributed to Battista Franco (Venice, circa 1510 - circa 1561, Venice) Primary
Object Type:
print
Artist Nationality:
Europe, Italian
Medium and Support:
Etching and engraving
Credit Line:
Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Purchase through the generosity of the Print Study Group,1995
Accession Number:
1995.53
The Venus and Adonis was painted for Philip II in 1553 and sent to him in London on the occasion of his wedding to Mary Tudor in 1554. In addition to numerous workshop versions of the painting, there were several engraved reproductions. This was the first and most sophisticated.
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