A popular anecdote says that the title woman is an idealized composite with the body of a prostitute hired by the artist's friend Pietro Aretino and the face of a wealthy duke's wife. Also in the painting are a young girl in a white dress kneeling wi
A popular anecdote says that the title woman is an idealized composite with the body of a prostitute hired by the artist's friend Pietro Aretino and the face of a wealthy duke's wife. Also in the painting are a young girl in a white dress kneeling with her back to the viewer, an older woman in a red dress staring down at her, and a little white dog curled up at the feet of the title woman. For 10 points—name this 1538 Titian painting which puts a Roman nude into a contemporary Italian bedroom.
A popular anecdote says that the title woman is an idealized composite with the body of a prostitute hired by the artist's friend Pietro Aretino and the face of a wealthy duke's wife.
{Venus of Urbino}