Carlotta Chabert as Venus is an 1830 portrait painting by the Italian artist Francesco Hayez. It depicts the celebrated ballerina Carlotta Chabert in the role of the Roman Goddess Venus.[1] Due to the presence of two doves in the painting it is also known as Venus with Doves.[2] Today it is in the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Trento.[3]

References

  1. ^ Rosenthal p.76-77
  2. ^ Fabbri p.264
  3. ^ Lankheit p.247

Bibliography

  • Fabbri, Paolo. The Nude: Ideal and Reality : from Neoclassicism to Toda. ArtificioSkira, 2004.
  • Lankheit, Klaus. Revolution und Restauration. DuMont, 1988.
  • Rosenthal, Léon. Romanticism. Parkstone International, 2023.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlotta_Chabert_as_Venus
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