G. Cades Attr. Watercolor on Paper Italy XVIII Century - A Sacrifice to Venus

Features

Artist:  Giuseppe Cades (1750-1799) Attributed to 

Artwork title:  Scena di sacrificio a Venere.

Age:  18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Subject:  Scene with Figures

Origin:  Italy

Artistic technique:  Painting

Technical specification:  Watercolor

Description : Scena di sacrificio a Venere.

Watercolor on paper. At the bottom left the name Giuseppe Cades, Although on the back, in addition to the attribution, the title "The oath of the Vestal Virgin". A girl is offering garlands of flowers to the statue of the goddess Venus, traditionally painted in a discrete way. She's holding the veil with one hand to cover the loins. The other hand covers the breast and the head with the hair gathered and adorned with flowers. Behind the girl, a young woman watches the scene, while a third peers from behind the column of the temple: therefore it seems to be a scene of supplication to the goddess, asking her to favor the love of two young men: according to both Greek and Roman tradition, the young before the wedding woman devoted themselves to this goddess, which was considered as the protector of marriage and conjugal fidelity. The work seems to be very close to the production of Giuseppe Cades, who in the 1780s and 1790s became one of the best known and appreciated personality in the Roman artistic world. He was a draftsman and an engraver too. The work is framed

Product Condition:
Product in good condition, it has small signs of usage

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 47,5
Width: 38
Depth: 1,5

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 40
Width: 31