A Girl Drawing and a Boy near a Statue of Venus 1715
pietervanderwerff
imaginative character sketch
character portrait
character art
charcoal drawing
possibly oil pastel
character sketch
underpainting
painting painterly
abstract character
charcoal
"A Girl Drawing and a Boy near a Statue of Venus" (1715) by Pieter van der Werff depicts a young woman sketching in a studio setting. A boy is standing behind her, holding a sculpted head and looking down at the young woman. A statue of Venus is prominently featured in the background. The scene is depicted with an air of quiet contemplation, as the woman focuses intently on her artistic endeavor. This painting, like much of van der Werff's work, emphasizes meticulous detail and a soft, delicate palette, typical of the Dutch Golden Age style. The inclusion of the Venus statue underscores the theme of art and beauty.
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The girl is drawing a statue, a copy of the famous Venus Medici, a Classical sculpture in the Uffizi in Florence. The young artist also has other models at her disposal: the boy shows her a head of Venus and in the background is the head of a Greek philosopher. The plinth is filled with a painted rendering of a marble relief of children (putti) at play.
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