Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609) Venere adornata dalle Grazie (Venus Adorned by the Graces) c.1590–1595 Oil on panel transferred to canvas, 133 x 170.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In the left half of this horizontal painting, a bare-chested, seated woman, Venus, is…
Bracquemond, Marie (1840-1916) Trois femmes aux ombrelles, Les trois grâces (Three women with parasols, The Three Graces) s.d. Oil on panel, 141.3 x 89.5 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Jeunes filles de Sparte (Young Women of Sparta) 1868–1870 Oil on canvas, 42.5 x 74.8 cm Brooklyn Museum, New York Along with 42.196, this painting of a pale, contemplative young woman dressed in garments that conjure past times…
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Venere e le tre Grazie offrono doni a una giovane (Venus and the Three Graces Offering Gifts to a Young Lady) c.1483–1485 Fresco, 211 x 283 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris See also: • Albizzi, Giovanna degli (1468-1488)
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Nascita di Venere (Birth of Venus) c.1485 Tempera on canvas, 172.5 x 278.5 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Known as the “Birth of Venus”, the composition actually shows the goddess of love and beauty arriving on land, on the…
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Primavera (Allegory of Spring) c.1480 Tempera on panel, 207 x 319 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze This painting, usually known as the Primavera [or ‘Spring’] shows nine figures from classic mythology advancing over a flowery lawn in a grove…
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Le tre Grazie (Three Graces) 1813–1816 Marble, h. 182 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg A late work by Canova, The Three Graces was produced at a time when the artist was so famous that the public eagerly awaited…
Raffaello (1483-1520) Le Tre Grazie (The Three Graces) 1504–1505 Oil on panel, 17 x 17 cm Musée Condé, Chantilly Pair: Raffaello (1483-1520) Il sogno del cavaliere c.1504 National Gallery, London