Rokeby Venus
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The Rokeby Venus is a famous 17th-century oil painting by Diego Velázquez depicting the Roman goddess Venus reclining nude and gazing into a mirror held by Cupid.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Rokeby" | 1 |
| Rokeby Venus canonical | 1 |
| The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velázquez | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque artwork
ⓘ
nude painting ⓘ oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| acquisitionBy |
National Gallery
ⓘ
surface form:
National Gallery, London
|
| acquisitionMethod | purchase by public subscription ⓘ |
| acquisitionYear | 1906 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Toilet of Venus
ⓘ
La Venus del espejo ⓘ
surface form:
Venus at her Mirror
|
| artHistoricalSignificance |
one of the most famous nudes in Western art
ⓘ
only surviving female nude by Diego Velázquez ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | 1914 suffragette attack ⓘ |
| attackDate | 10 March 1914 ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Mary Richardson ⓘ |
| attackMethod | slashing with a meat cleaver ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | National Gallery collection catalogue ⓘ |
| collection |
National Gallery
ⓘ
surface form:
National Gallery, London
|
| commissionedBy | Gaspar Méndez de Haro ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| creator | Diego Velázquez ⓘ |
| depictionType | mythological nude ⓘ |
| depicts |
Cupid
ⓘ
Venus ⓘ mirror ⓘ |
| genre | mythological painting ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveFeature | reflected face in mirror turned toward viewer ⓘ |
| height | 122 cm ⓘ |
| inception |
circa 1647
ⓘ
circa 1651 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Sleeping Venus
ⓘ
surface form:
Giorgione’s Sleeping Venus
Italian Renaissance painting ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Renaissance nudes
Venus of Urbino ⓘ
surface form:
Titian’s Venus of Urbino
|
| languageOfTitle | Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| medium | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Rokeby Park, County Durham
ⓘ
surface form:
Rokeby Park
|
| orientation | landscape format ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Venus del espejo ⓘ |
| patron | Gaspar Méndez de Haro ⓘ |
| previousLocation | Rokeby Park, County Durham ⓘ |
| restored | yes ⓘ |
| showsDetail |
Cupid holding a mirror
ⓘ
Venus looking at her reflection in a mirror ⓘ bed with drapery ⓘ |
| showsView | back view of a reclining nude woman ⓘ |
| subject | Roman goddess of love ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| width | 177 cm ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velázquez
this entity surface form:
"Rokeby"