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I choose to look at the painting "The Toilet of Venus" or more commonly referred to as "The Rokeby Venus" by Diego Velalazquez. The "Rokeby" part came into effect, because the painting was originally displayed in the Morritt Collection at Rokeby Hall in Yorkshire, before being moved to its current home in the National Gallery. Diego Velazquez was born in Seville in 1599, and went on to become one of the most brilliant and influential painters ever to come from Spain. He lived in Madrid for most of his adult life, and was employed as a court painter. Throughout his career, he tackled a wide variety of subjects, such as landscapes, scenes from real life, and mythological/religious figures. He was a master realist who excelled at capturing essential features upon the canvas. He painted "The Rokeby Venus" between 1647 and 1651, and was his only nude portrait, as well as the first one in Spain, at that time. Initially the painting met with some disapproval, especially from !the Church, since it was a nude, but eventually the work received great praise, and became known, as being one of the most beautiful and significant portrayals of Venus in the history of Western Art.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ work to represent. The pose that Venus is in, is erotic, yet she still manages to embody innocence and sensibility; due to her surroundings. She is displayed with elegant draperies surrounding her, which help to create the illusion that she is so rightly a goddess, upon a pedestal, not able to be touched. The majestic red in the background seems to show exaggerate her royal status and greatness. As for Cupid, we can see that he is in a state of relaxation, since he is disarmed; without his traditional bow and arrow. He is completely immersed and in awe of the beauty that radiates from his mother, in her reflection in the mirror. The image that can be seen of Venus through the mirror, is the cause of many debates with this work. Her reflection is that of only her face, and oddly enough, against the laws of optics, leaves out the rest of her body. Also the Goddess of Love is not looking at herself, which is usually common in a mirror, but toward us, the viewers of the pa! After doing some further research on this painting, I came to learn about some aspects that tend to shed some light on what Velazquez, actually intended for this t was him, because of his wings; which is his g
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