Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Peter Oliver, 1589–1647, British

after Titian, 1488/90–1576, Italian
Title:
Venus and Adonis
Date:
1631
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash, graphite, and pen and gray ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 9/16 x 8 13/16 inches (19.2 x 22.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in blue ink lower right: "Titiano Invenit"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1352
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hunter | armband | nude | love | embracing | dove | leashes | religious and mythological subject | women | man | dogs (animals)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)

Drawing in England from Hilliard to Hogarth (Yale Center for British Art, 1987-09-19 - 1987-11-08)

Drawing in England from Hilliard to Hogarth (British Museum, 1987-06-18 - 1987-08-31)
Publications:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : a passion for British art [large print labels], , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2007, v. 2, N5220 M552 P381 2007 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:11277