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Rokeby Venus
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The Rokeby Venus is a painting by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age. Completed between 1647 and 1651, and probably painted during the artist's visit to Italy, the work depi
Diego Velázquez Rokeby Venus
Diego Velázquez Rokeby Venus
The Borghese Hermaphrodite, an ancient Roman copy, excavated c. 1608–1620, of a Hellenistic original, now in the Louvre. When in Rome Velázquez ordere
The Borghese Hermaphrodite, an ancient Roman copy, excavated c. 1608–1620, of a Hellenistic original, now in the Louvre. When in Rome Velázquez ordered a bronze cast of the work for Madrid.
Peter Paul Rubens' Venus at the Mirror, c. 1614–15, shows the goddess with her traditionally blond hair. As with Velázquez's Venus, the goddess's refl
Peter Paul Rubens' Venus at the Mirror, c. 1614–15, shows the goddess with her traditionally blond hair. As with Velázquez's Venus, the goddess's reflected image does not match that portion of her face visible on the canvas. In contrast to Rubens' luscious and 'rounded' ideal form, Velázquez painted a more slender female figure.
Velázquez's Coronation of the Virgin, c. 1641–42. It has been suggested that the model used here was the same as the one used in the Venus.
Velázquez's Coronation of the Virgin, c. 1641–42. It has been suggested that the model used here was the same as the one used in the Venus.
Sleeping Venus (Giorgione)
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The Sleeping Venus, also known as the Dresden Venus, is a painting traditionally attributed to the Italian Renaissance painter Giorgione, although it has long been widely thought that Titian completed
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…from the ancient to the baroque, have been cited as sources of inspiration for Velázquez. The nude Venuses of the Italian painters, such as Giorgione's Sleeping Venus (c. 1510) and Titian's Venus of Urbino (1538), were the main precedents. In this work, Velázquez combined two established poses for Venus: recumbent…
Giorgione Sleeping Venus Google Art Project 2
Giorgione Sleeping Venus Google Art Project 2
Jupiter and Antiope, detail of Titian's Pardo Venus
Jupiter and Antiope, detail of Titian's Pardo Venus
Girolamo da Treviso Sleeping Venus WGA09520
Girolamo da Treviso Sleeping Venus WGA09520
Venus de Urbino, por Tiziano
Venus de Urbino, por Tiziano