Venus Anadyomene (Chassériau)
| Venus Anadyomene | |
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| Artist | Théodore Chassériau |
| Year | 1838 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 65 cm × 55 cm (26 in × 22 in) |
| Location | Louvre, Paris |
Venus Anadyomene is an oil painting by the French artist Théodore Chassériau, from 1828.[1] It depicts the classical scene of Venus Anadyomene, showing the Goddess Venus rising from the sea. It appeared at the Salon of 1839, where it was a popular success and along with Susanna at her Bath established the young artist's reputation.[2] Today the painting is in the Louvre in Paris, having been acquired in 1920.[3]
A smaller version of the composition, more freely executed and somewhat more realistic, is in a private collection. It is not known whether it is a study for the larger painting or an autograph replica.[4]
References
Bibliography
- Guégan, Stéphane; Pomarède, Vincent; Prat, Louis-Antoine (2002). Théodore Chassériau, 1819-1856: The Unknown Romantic. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 1-58839-067-5.
- Murray, Christopher John. Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760-1850, Volume 2. Taylor & Francis, 2004.
- Muesham, Gerd. French Painters and Paintings from the Fourteenth Century to Post-impressionism. Ungar, 1970.