FILE: 64_Venus of Urbino_Titian.jpg

TITLE: PAINTING - Venus of Urbino - HIGH RENAISSANCE in VENICE

DESCRIPTION: by TITIAN. FIRST RECLINING NUDE AS SUBJECT. Commissioned by Duke of Urbino (a Medici). Nude women were always Venuses. RECLINING NUDE FORMULA = Always: 1. elevated head, lower feet; 2. extra figure (see dog); 3. Solid background behind head, opening to deep space (ie. the curtain vs. the room, and even deeper, out the window); 4. texture (fabric, drapery)