Sleeping Venus

Annibale Carracci, 1602, Condé Museum

‘Sleeping Venus’ is a work by Annibale Carracci (Italy, 1560–1609). It is dated 1602. It is part of the collection Condé Museum.

The work was made in Rome. It was commissioned by Odoardo Farnese. It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 190 × 328 cm. The work belongs to the genre mythological painting. The things depicted include Venus, putto, hairstyle, and folk dance.

The catalogue has 245 more works by Annibale Carracci.