1750
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Venus binding her hair with a garland, attended by Cupids is a 1750 watercolor by Giovanni Battista Cipriani, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a woman, Venus, sitting and holding a garland above her head. She is wearing a white dress with a red sash around her waist. Two small boys, Cupids, are next to her. One is holding a torch, and the other is holding a bird. The background is light blue and white. The painting is done in watercolor, which makes the colors soft and gentle. The way the light shines on Venus and the Cupids makes them look happy and peaceful. You can learn more about this style of art by exploring the Romanticism movement.
A watercolour design by Cipriani from 1750 shows Venus arranging a garland in her hair while attended by Cupids, and the sheet is signed by the artist.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727 – 14 December 1785) was an Italian painter and engraver, who lived in England from 1755.
See the richer artist page
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