François de Troy

François de Troy, French 1645-1730- Portrait of a lady as Venus, with Cupid offering his torch; oil on canvas, 132 x 98 cm. Provenance: (formerly) Private Collection, Piedmont. Note: An impressive and richly-conceived allegorical portrait from the final decade of the seventeenth century, the present portrait depicts an unidentified, undoubtedly aristocratic lady in the guise of Venus, goddess of love, accompanied by Cupid offering his flaming torch. Combining the formal grandeur of French

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H 132 × B 98 cm