Venus of Urbino

Titian

1538 · Oil on canvas · Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Size3:2 ratio

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$79Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist: Titian (c. 1488–1576)
Year: 1538
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 119 × 165 cm
Collection: Uffizi Gallery, Florence
Movement: Renaissance

A young woman, traditionally identified as Venus, lies on a white sheet on a red couch and looks directly out, holding a posy of roses; a small dog sleeps at her feet, and in the room behind two maids search in a chest for clothes. Titian was working on a painting of a woman in 1534, and in 1538 Guidobaldo II della Rovere, heir to the Duchy of Urbino, bought it; his letters refer to it simply as the nude woman. He became duke later that year, which gave the picture its name. Scholars debate whether it was meant to celebrate a marriage, with the chest of clothes a reference to the bride's trousseau, or is simply a portrait of a beautiful woman. The pose develops that of the Sleeping Venus in Dresden begun by Giorgione. It came to Florence in 1631 when Vittoria della Rovere married Ferdinando II de' Medici, and has been in the Uffizi since 1736. Manet's Olympia answered it three centuries later.

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 woman on white and red with a sleeping dog and two maids at a chest in a dark green and gold room, for a bedroom above the bed at 36×24 in black. A deep green, warm white or rose wall; it pairs with Olympia.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Renaissance painting
Era: 16th century (1538)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: intimate
Rooms: bedroom, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 36×24. Prints at 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard; 36×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

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: 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 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 of Urbino 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 Uffizi Gallery.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 18×12, 24×16 and 36×24 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 of Urbino painted, and in what medium?

Venus of Urbino dates from 1538 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 119 × 165 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 36×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×16 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Venus of Urbino we'd choose 36×24. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Venus of Urbino (Titian) — Venus of Urbino · Titian · 1538. 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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