Venus reclines across white bedding, holding dark flowers while a small dog sleeps near her feet. Ingres adapts a Renaissance bedroom composition with smooth contours and a cool, controlled surface, while attendants search a chest in the distance. Sources: https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.2392; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean-Auguste-Dominique%20Ingres%20-%20Reclining%20Venus%20-%20Walters%20372392.jpg (Public domain image).

Exhibition Venue

Walters Art Museum

Baltimore, United States