Toilet of Venus

Date: 1651
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: National Gallery, London, UK
Dimensions: 122.5 x 177

The painting depicts a young, sensual woman - Venus - with a winged boy (the so-called cupid). The scene is natural and innovative for its time, surprising and suggestive. Venus demystifies. The woman has her back turned to the viewer and does not let the boy disturb her. The mirror as a symbol of truth and vanity in this painting reveals the face of Venus, which at first glance demythologizes the goddess (actually, she is not very attractive). Commissioned painting for the Bohemian Marquis of Eliche.

Velazquez painted picture Toilet of Venus in 1651. Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is landscape. Original size is 122.5 x 177. This art piece is located in National Gallery, London, UK. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Diego Velázquez (1599-1660). Spanish Baroque painter, whose work significantly influenced the history of art. He painted mainly still lifes with figures, portraits and religious motifs. He used colour in an unusual breadth, carefully selected supporting characters in his paintings and no less carefully painted the details of interiors. An important element of his work is the atmosphere of his paintings. He painted realistically and without an idealist perversion of reality.