Venus Picking Flowers, graphite drawing by Fortunato Duranti

A graphite drawing on pale paper shows a winged female figure, nude to the waist, leaning forward and holding a leafy sprig in one extended arm. A loose drape hangs from her hips to the ground, with light shading on the body and cloth. The figure stands on a faint, sketched ground line.

Artist

Fortunato Duranti

Date

1820–1850

Medium

Graphite on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2074 × 2880 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum