Sleeping Venus, Titian, between 1508 and 1510

Although nude figures (such as botticelli's "birth of venus") had been painted before this one, this is probably the first nude to show a figure simply as a depiction of a nude. It is named "venus" but has no traditional attributes (such as cupid) to indicate that it represents a goddess. It was a break from tradition, and set a new subject for the artist, resulting in 20th century works such as the nudes of francis bacon and henry moore. Object Type: painting. Genre: mythological painting. Date: between 1508 and 1510. Dimensions: height: 108.5 cm (42.7 in) ; width: 175 cm (68.8 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Venus, Aphrodite. Collection: Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister. Giorgione - Sleeping Venus - Google Art Project 2