The Car of Venus
The Car of Venus

Currently not on view

The Car of Venus

after Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696–1770; born Venice, Italy; died Madrid, Spain
y1928-11

Information

Title
The Car of Venus
Maker
after Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
73 x 60 cm (28 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.) frame: 81.8 x 68.4 x 2.5 cm (32 3/16 x 26 15/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Carl Otto von Kienbusch Jr., Memorial Collection Fund
Object Number
y1928-11
Culture
Italian
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, canvas
Subject
chariots (carriages), putti, doves, gods, figures (representations), women

Bayo sale (?). 1928 museum purchase.

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