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5.8: Titian, Venus of Urbino

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    Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Titian’s Venus of Urbino.

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    Titian, Venus of Urbino, 1538, oil on canvas, 119.20 × 165.50 cm, (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence).

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