Venus Blindfolding Cupid [SEP] collection
Venus Blindfolding Cupid
Venus Blindfolding Cupid is a c.1565 painting by Titian, now in the Galleria Borghese in Rome.
The painting has been copied many times.
This painting was formerly in the collection of Cornelis van der Geest and can be seen in two paintings of his art gallery in the 1630s by Willem van Haecht.
- The Breakfast Parlour Now called the "Chandos Sigma Dormitory". It is immediately to the east of the "Blue Room" dating from 1773 to 1775. This is a relatively plain room. The ceiling is coved, centre of the ceiling is decorated with a circular painting of "Venus blindfolding Cupid" surrounded by plaster decoration that includes incense burners. The marble fireplace dated 1774 with its relief of Venus and Cupid was sold in 1922. There used to be 39 paintings in this room, including "Virgin and Child