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Sleeping Venus: 154

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Sleeping Venus

Maker(s)

Painter: Vecellio, Tiziano (After)

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Founder's Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 11 cm
Height: 99.3 cm
Width: 166 cm
Width: 192.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

18th Century, Late
Production date: circa AD 1760

School or Style

Italian
Venetian School

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Frame Height 126.5 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: 154
Primary reference Number: 402

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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