Venus and the Lute Player

Titian

c. 1565–1570 · Oil on canvas · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Size4:3 ratio

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Venus and the Lute Player

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About this work

Artist: Titian (c. 1488–1576)
Year: c. 1565–1570
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 165.1 × 209.6 cm
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Movement: Renaissance

Venus reclines on a couch beneath a heavy red curtain, crowned by a small Cupid, while a young man in contemporary dress sits at the end of the bed with a lute and turns to look at her; through the open loggia a wide landscape of trees and distant blue mountains runs to the horizon. The composition is one of a series, Venus and Musician, that Titian and his workshop produced in several versions from the late 1540s, some with an organist and some with a lutenist. The Metropolitan Museum dates this canvas to about 1565–1570 and traces it from the version in Cambridge. The landscape is painted freely in Titian's late manner, while other parts appear to have been finished after his death in 1576, so studio hands are thought to have had a part in it. It belonged to the house of Savoy by 1624, later hung at Holkham Hall in Norfolk, and was bought by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1936.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A reclining Venus beneath a red curtain with a lute player and a blue mountain landscape through an open loggia, for a bedroom or living room above a sofa at 24×18 in black. A deep red, warm umber or stone wall; it pairs with Danaë.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Renaissance painting
Era: 16th century (c. 1565–1570)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: grand
Rooms: living room, bedroom, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×18. Prints at 16×12, 24×18 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Venus and the Lute Player in the public domain?

Yes. Titian (c. 1488–1576) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12 and 24×18 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Venus and the Lute Player painted, and in what medium?

Venus and the Lute Player dates from c. 1565–1570 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 165.1 × 209.6 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×18 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×12 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Venus and the Lute Player we'd choose 24×18. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Venus and the Lute Player (Titian) — Venus and the Lute Player · Titian · c. 1565–1570. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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