# Venus with Doves

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## Artwork

- Artist: [SPADARINO, lo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/spadarino-lo-rfd0112e98d3956>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 125 x 176 cm

## Commentary

Spadarino remains one of the least known followers of Caravaggio despite numerous attempts by art historians to appraise his importance. The present painting demonstrates how Spadarino supplemented his early formation with borrowings from the Venetian influences that were introduced into Roman painting by both Caravaggio and his rival Annibale Carracci. Indeed, this Venus is an open homage to &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/t/tiziano/08/08urbin.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/t/tiziano/08/08urbin.html&#34;&gt;Titian&#39;s famous paintings&lt;/a&gt; of the goddess of love, albeit viewed through the lens of Caravaggio&#39;s ironic treatment of mythological themes.

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- [Ptolemy II Discussing the Translation of the Old Testament with the Hebrew Scholars](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/spadarino-lo-rfd0112e98d3956/ptolemy-ii-discussing-the-translation-of-the-old-testament-with-the-hebrew-scholars-re4cbfe9c694dc3>)

## Attribution

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