Diego Velazquez

The Rokeby Venus

US$ 618.00

Venus lies with her back to the viewer, looking into a mirror held by Cupid, her face visible only as a deliberately blurred reflection. It is the only surviving female nude by Velazquez, painted in a country where the Inquisition made the subject genuinely risky. A suffragette slashed the canvas in 1914; the repairs are still faintly visible.

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Diego Velazquez (1599-1660) spent most of his career as court painter to Philip IV of Spain, producing portraits of the royal family alongside a small number of extraordinary set pieces including Las Meninas. His loose, economical handling of paint at close range was centuries ahead of its time and made him a hero to Manet and the Impressionists. Two long trips to Italy shaped his mature style.

Material Archival canvas
Frame Supplied rolled, unframed
Print Fine-art print, printed to order
Size 48 × 33 inches
Delivery 2–3 weeks
Certificate of Authenticity Included, emailed on delivery
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