The Rokeby Venus, also known as The Toilet of Venus, Venus at her Mirror or Venus and Cupid. This is an
oil on canvas work, created between 1647 and 1651 by Diego Velazquez (1599-1660). It
is the painter’s only surviving female nude. The work depicts the goddess Venus in a sensual pose, lying on a bed with her
back to the viewer while she looks into a mirror held by the Roman god of physical love, her son Cupid. The
painting is in the National
Gallery, London.
On the left side is the presence of
Cupid, who is also without his bow and arrows, that identifies her as Venus. I
think this painting focus on the mirror that
Venus looks outward at the viewer of the painting through her reflected image in the mirror.
It not quite center of the painting but element around it make me look at it
and make it outstanding. But her face is not clear, it dark and blur. I think
this nude Venus at the back representation of the beauty that comes with
attraction.
This painting, the artist used
simple color in the work, which are red, white and grey. Venus has bright color that
contrast with dark color of towel. But some say that was initially mauve
and it has became fading.
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