Venus with a Mirror

Titian

c. 1555 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Size2:3 ratio

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist: Titian (c. 1488–1576)
Year: c. 1555
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 124.5 × 105.5 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Renaissance

Venus, wrapped below the waist in a dark red velvet cloak embroidered with gold, turns to her reflection in a mirror held up by one Cupid while a second reaches to crown her with a wreath; her pose recalls classical statues of the goddess that Titian could have known. He painted it in Venice in about 1555. Of the several versions of the subject from his studio, this is believed to be the earliest and the only one entirely by his hand, and he kept it in his house until his death in 1576. X-rays show that he painted it over an abandoned double portrait, reusing the red cloak of one of its figures. In 1581 his son sold the contents of the house, including this picture, to Cristoforo Barbarigo, whose family kept it until 1850, when it was bought for Tsar Nicholas I and the Hermitage. The Soviet government sold it to Andrew W. Mellon in 1931, and it entered the National Gallery of Art in Washington in 1937.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Venus in deep red velvet and gold turning to a mirror held by two Cupids, warm and glowing against dark green, for a bedroom, dressing room or bathroom at 24×36 in black. A deep red, terracotta or warm white wall; it pairs with The Toilet of Venus (The Rokeby Venus).

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Renaissance painting
Era: 16th century (c. 1555)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: grand
Rooms: bedroom, bathroom, living room, dining room, hallway or entryway
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

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

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

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

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 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 exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is Venus with a Mirror 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 National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

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

Venus with a Mirror dates from c. 1555 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 124.5 × 105.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Venus with a Mirror we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Titian's Venus with a Mirror — Venus with a Mirror — the goddess in a fur-lined crimson wrap gazing into a mirror held up by two cupids — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Titian: Colour and Venice, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — 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 Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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