This document provides an analysis of 8 paintings depicting nude women from the Renaissance through the 19th century: - Giorgione's Sleeping Venus from 1509 set trends for relaxed poses and natural settings that were followed by later works. - Titian's Venus of Urbino from 1538 depicted the figure in an interior setting and introduced other figures in the background. - Velázquez's Venus with a Mirror from 1648 showed the figure gazing at her reflection, facing away from viewers. - Ingres's Grande Odalisque from 1814 featured a similar pose to Velázquez's Venus. - Manet's Olympia from 1865 depicted the figure openly facing viewers in an interior

1. FINAL PROJECT
ART 101
Hector Hernandez
Exhibition: Nude and background

2. Giorgione, Sleeping Venus, 1509
Oil on Canvas; 3 ft 6 ¾ in by 5 ft9
in
1.- Giorgione painted his
Sleeping Venus fully nude
With a lot of light to attract
The attention
2.- The background of the
Painting shows some
Mountains and trees but
The sleeping venus takes
The attention of the viewer
3.- Its posture kind of
Follows that of the hills
This painting is created in during
The High Renaissance

3. Titan, Venus of Urbino, c 1538. Oil Canvas;
3 ft 11 in by 5 ft 5 in
1.- Titan’s venus has a very
Similar posture to Giorgione’s
And its mountains but her
Right arm is resting on her side
2.- This painting has a
Different background since
The venus seems to be in
A room with a lady and kid
In the background near to
A window
This painting was created
During the High Renaissance
After Giorgione’s Venus

4. Diego Velazquez, Venus with a Mirror, c 1648
Oil on Canvas; 4 ft 3/8 in by 5 ft 9 5/8 in.
1.- Giorgione and Titan’s
Venus were probably the
Insparation to Diego’s
2.-Diego’s Venus seems to b
In a room as Titan’s but
Her back faces the viewer
While she looks at a mirror
This painting was created
During the Baroque

5. Jean-Auguste- Dominique Ingres, Grande Odalisque, 1814.
Oil on Canvas; approx. 2 ft 11 ¼ in by 5 ft 4 ¾ in.
1.- Grande Odalisque
Was painted with a very
Similar posture to Diego’s
Venus in 1648
2.- The back of the woman
Faces the viewer but turns
Back and faces the viewe
At the same time while
She is in a room at night
This painting was created
During the Neoclassical
Style in France

6. Edouard Manet, Olympia, 1865. Oil on Canvas;
4 ft 3 in by 6 ft 3 in
1.- Olympia by Manet
Has a very similar posture
Than Giorgione’s sleeping
Venus but inside a room
Accompanied by a color
woman
2.- Manet’s Olympia
Faces the viewer while
She sexually shows her
breast
This painting was created
During the Nineteenth
Century with Realism style

7. Henri Rousseau, The Dream, 1910.
Oil Canvas; 6 ft 8 ½ in by 9 ft 9 ½ in
1. The Dream by Henri
presents a posture similar
To Titan’s Venus and Manet’s
Olympia. She has her body
Towards the viewer while she
Stares at the plants and trees
That surrounds her
2.- The painting has a
Caricaturist look while
It insist in the sensuality
Of the nude woman
This painting was created during
The late nineteenth century
Inspired by the post impressionism
style

8. This is a collection of Nude women painted throughout
The centuries and studied