Crouching Venus / Marcantonio Raimondi

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Accession Number
1984/1.289
Title
Crouching Venus
Artist Nationality
Italian
Artist Life Dates
ca. 1475-before 1534
Medium and Support
engraving on laid paper
Object Creation Date
circa 1505-1506
Object Creation Place
Europe (continent)
Italy (nation)
Rome
Creation Place 1
Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2
Italy (nation)
Creation Place 4
Rome
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Inscription
In plate, on stone at l.r.: MAF
Dimensions
22 cm x 14.4 cm (8 11/16 in. x 5 11/16 in.)
Century
16th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
intaglio print
Secondary Object Type
engraving
Physical Description
A nude woman is seen in profile crouching and turning her head toward the viewer. She is backed up against a short pedestal or wal, on top of which a winged cupid bends towards the woman. On the right side is a slender tree, and behind the figures is an expansive landscape.
Subject Matter
The Hellenistic depiction of the crouching Venus was frequently reproduced in Roman times; this work by Marcantonio Raimondi demonstrates that these images of Venus were known and valued by 15th-16th century artists, especially those in the circle of Raphael.
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815 x 1245
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Record
1984/1.289
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"Crouching Venus; Marcantonio Raimondi." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1984-sl-1.289/1984_1.289.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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