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Venus French or Italian, end 16th Century Coloured wools and silks Dimensions 10ft 10in x 8ft 2in 3.30 x 2.49m This unique design - no other version appears to survive - depicts the goddess Venus at her bath, attended by maidens wearing garlands of flowers. The architecture of solid marble Corinthian columns, stone steps and a classical sculpture are exquisitely rendered. Private European collection. |