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| Artist | Nicolas Poussin |
| Year | 1630 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 73.3 cm × 98.8 cm (28.9 in × 38.9 in) |
| Location | Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany |
Sleeping Venus with Cupid (or Sleeping Venus with Amor) is an oil on canvas painting by the French artist Nicolas Poussin. It was completed in 1630 and is now part of the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, Germany. [1]
It depicts a naked Venus, the Roman goddess of love, sleeping under trees accompanied at her feet by her son Cupid with his bow and arrow. A putto sits at her side clutching more arrows. Two men are gazing lustfully from behind a tree and in the middleground are a pair of lovers. The brightly painted body of Venus in the foreground is set against a darkly painted rural background.
The painting was executed during Poussin's time in Rome and displays Venetian influence. The theme of a sleeping Venus was popular with Renaissance artists such as Giorgione and Carracci.
See also
References
- ^ "Ruhende Venus mit Amor". Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Retrieved 28 June 2020.