Venus (or a Nymph) Spied On by Satyrs
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| "[[Venus (or a Nymph) Spied On by Satyrs]]" (c. [[1627]]) is a painting by [[Poussin]]. Depicted is a [[satyr]] lifting a cloth off a [[reclining nude]], exposing her breasts but partly covering her genitalia in a recumbent [[Venus pudica]] pose. The painting is located at the [[Kunsthaus Zürich]]. | "[[Venus (or a Nymph) Spied On by Satyrs]]" (c. [[1627]]) is a painting by [[Poussin]]. Depicted is a [[satyr]] lifting a cloth off a [[reclining nude]], exposing her breasts but partly covering her genitalia in a recumbent [[Venus pudica]] pose. The painting is located at the [[Kunsthaus Zürich]]. | ||
| + | Thematically the work harks back to Correggio's ''[[Venus and Cupid with a Satyr]]'' in a complex dynamic of voyeurs (we, the audience) watching voyeurs (the satyrs). | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| *[[Venuses, nymphs and satyrs]] | *[[Venuses, nymphs and satyrs]] | ||
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Venus (or a Nymph) Spied On by Satyrs (c. 1627) by Nicolas Poussin
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"Venus (or a Nymph) Spied On by Satyrs" (c. 1627) is a painting by Poussin. Depicted is a satyr lifting a cloth off a reclining nude, exposing her breasts but partly covering her genitalia in a recumbent Venus pudica pose. The painting is located at the Kunsthaus Zürich.
Thematically the work harks back to Correggio's Venus and Cupid with a Satyr in a complex dynamic of voyeurs (we, the audience) watching voyeurs (the satyrs).
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