Rokeby Venus
Diego Velázquez · 1644
The story
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 depicts the goddess Venus in a sensual pose, lying on a bed with her back facing the viewer, and looking into a mirror held by the Roman god of physical love, her son Cupid. The painting is in the National Gallery, London.
- Artist
- Diego Velázquez
- Date
- 1644
- Collection
- National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 122.5 × 175 cm
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