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VENUS borne by Dolphins ; 3. Venus, wounded, complaining to Cupid ; 4. Jupiter and An- tiope ; 5. Venus drawing a Thorn from her Foot ; 6. Venus and Adonis ; 7. Vulcan and Minerva. Corresponding to these are seven smaller compositions on a black back- ground, illustrating the Triumphs of Love. Designed by Raphael, and painted by his pupils about 1514. Engraved, in whole or iii part, by Marco da Eavenna ; Piroli ; Lan- VENUS, CUPID, AND VULCAN, Tin- toretto, Palazzo Pitti, Florence ; wood, H. 2 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 4 in. Venus, nude, reclining i on a green carpet, caressing Cupid ; Vulcan, also nearly nude, kneeling and raising a white cloth which partly envelops Cupid ; in background, a landscape, with Mars in his chariot in the clouds, an allusion to the parentage of Cupid. Gal. du Pal. Pitti, ii. PI. 84. Toilet of Venus, Francesco Albani, Louvre, Paris. don ; A. Veneziano ; A. Campanella ; Pizzi ; Maestri. Mtintz, 446 ; Passavant, ii. 231 ; Kugler (Eastlake), ii. 469; Larousse, xv. 881. VENUS, CUPID, AND SATYRS, Domeni- chino, Palazzo Pitti, Florence ; copper, oval, H. 11 in. x 1 ft. 1 in. The goddess, nude, lying on a stone, leaning on a cushion with one arm, and pressing Cupid to her bosom with the other. A figure in the background tries to rob the quiver of its arrows, while two satyrs look on from the other side. Cat. Pal. Pitti. VENUS, DARMSTADT, Titian, Darm- stadt Gallery ; canvas, H. 4 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. A young woman, nude, asleep on rose-strewn cushions, with one arm under her head, a red cloth, on which she lies, partly covering the ground and partly hang- ing from an oak tree ; landscape in distance, with a couple seated courting. Painted about 1523 ; history unknown ; considered by some of doubtful authenticity. Copies with variations in Apsley House, London ; Dudley House, ib. ; Fitzwilliam Museum, 843