Venus, Satyr and Cupid
Correggio’s erotic masterpiece was one of the most expensive pictures at the Sale, valued at £1000. It came from the Mantua sale and forms the centre point of this impressive display.
Van der Doort c.1639
WS 22, № 12
Antonio Correggio
Sleeping Venus and Cupid, and a Satyr taking up some part of Venus's drapery, 3 life-size, full-length figures
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Measurements (Van der Doort):
6ft 2in x 4ft (188 x 121.9cm)
Medium:
canvas
Frame:
gilded carved frame
Provenance:
Mantua Piece
Location:
Room description extended:
Also called the Square Table Room
Original Manuscript page number:
MS. Ash. 1514, f. 30
Other inventories:
Mantua 1627, no. 667 (150 scudi, 900 lire)
Identification certainty:
Identified
Sale Inventory c.1649-51