''Carlotta Chabert as Venus'' is an 1830

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by the Italian

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Francesco Hayez Francesco Hayez (; 10 February 1791 – 12 February 1882) was an Italian painter. He is considered one of the leading artists of Romanticism in mid-19th-century Milan, and is renowned for his grand historical paintings, political allegories, and ...

. It depicts the celebrated

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Carlotta Chabert in the role of the

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. Due to the presence of two

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in the painting it is also known as ''Venus with Doves''. Today it is in the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in

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.Lankheit p.247

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Bibliography

* Fabbri, Paolo. ''The Nude: Ideal and Reality : from Neoclassicism to Toda''. ArtificioSkira, 2004. * Lankheit, Klaus. ''Revolution und Restauration''. DuMont, 1988. * Rosenthal, Léon. ''Romanticism''. Parkstone International, 2023. 1830 paintings Paintings by Francesco Hayez Nude paintings of women Portraits of women Paintings of Venus 19th-century portraits Oil on canvas paintings Paintings in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Birds in art {{1830s-painting-stub