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| Keywords: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres - Reclining Venus - Walters 372392.jpg Ingres was deeply inspired by ancient Greek and Roman art as well by Italian painting of the High Renaissance Although he spent much of his career in Rome he resided in Florence from 1820 to 1824 where he painted this copy of Titian's Venus of Urbino 1538 from the collection at the Pitti Palace The Venus of Urbino had inspired generations of artists Ingres's version is the same size as the original He intended it to serve as a model for his close friend the sculptor Lorenzo Bartolini 1777-1850 who was creating a sculpture based on the same subject 1822 Oil on canvas cm 116 168 ; Framed cm 151 1 204 5 13 3 accession number 37 2392 6005 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Ingres d'apres le Titien Florence 1822 signed at lower left in printed letters Ingres 1780-1867 Musée du Louvre Paris 2006 place of origin Florence Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Paintings by Ingres French paintings in the Walters Art Museum 1820s paintings from France 1822 paintings Venus of Urbino | ||||
