Vénus Anadyomène

Vénus Anadyomène

Item Information

Title:
Vénus Anadyomène
Description:
She stands, front view, and her face slightly turns to the left. She raises and flutters her drapery with both hands. On the right there is a group of four little children, one of whom presents her with a mirror. Higher up, behind her, in the background, there is a flying figure of a veiled woman passing by. On the left, in the foreground is a sea nymph kneeling, seen from behind, and naked to the hips. She offers pearls in a shell. Another figure in the background, joins hands. A sea god in the shadow holds a conch. A cupid flies above, in the sky, with his bow in his hand.
Artist:
Fantin-Latour, Henri, 1836-1904
Name on Item:
Fantin
Date:
1898
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Lithographs
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904). Lithographs and Other Prints
Subjects:
Goddesses
Supernatural beings
Aphrodite (Greek deity)
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Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Hédiard: H.144
Additional information accompanying item: Margins rectified. Signature below, to the right, "Fantin." Third state - in the lower margin, the signature is effaced, and there is a sketch of a head of a young woman 3/4 left. Edition of 12 proofs. This is a signed impression.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Albert H. Wiggin; 1949
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Hédiard, Germain. "Fantin-Latour : catalogue de l'oeuvre lithographique du maître, précédé d'une étude par Germain Hédiard et d'une notice sur Germain Hédiard par Léonce Bénédite." Librairie de l'art ancien et moderne, 1906, Paris.
Notes (object):
Third state.
Identifier:
17_10_000458
Barcode:
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