Venus Blindfolding Cupid

Tizian, 1565, Galleria Borghese

‘Venus Blindfolding Cupid’ is a work by Tizian (Italy, 1488–1576). It is dated 1565. It is part of the collection Galleria Borghese. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 118 × 185 cm. The work belongs to the genre mythological painting. The things depicted include Venus, Cupid, and blindfold.

The catalogue has 249 more works by Tizian.

• The Renaissance