Venus and Adonis, after Titian
Primary
Attributed to Battista Franco
(Venice, Italy, circa 1510–circa 1561)
NationalityItalian, Europe
Datecirca 1554
MediumEtching and engraving
DimensionsSheet: 16 5/8 × 13 1/8 in. (42.2 × 33.4 cm)
Image: 16 1/4 × 12 13/16 in. (41.2 × 32.5 cm)
Image: 16 1/4 × 12 13/16 in. (41.2 × 32.5 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Purchase through the generosity of the Print Study Group, 1995.53
Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1995.53
On View
Not on viewThe 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.
Exhibitions
Simon Francois Ravenet, the elder
after 1730-before 1740
