Studies for the figure of Venus by Elihu Vedder
American, late 19th to early 20th century
black and white chalk
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Category: venus
Studies for the figure of Venus by Elihu Vedde…
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Posted in american, art, chalk, drawing, Elihu Vedder, goddess, mythology, nude, study, symbolism, Symbolist, venus, Yale University Art Gallery
Landscape with Venus and Adonis (and detail) b…
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Posted in Adonis, art, art detail, Cleveland Museum of Art, detail, flemish, Gillis van Conixloo, landscape, mannerism, Mannerist, mythology, netherlandish, painting, venus
Landscape with Venus and Adonis (and detail) by Gillis van Conixloo
Flemish, 1580s
oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art
Study for The Birth of Venus by Alexandre Caba…
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Posted in academic art, academicism, alexandre cabanel, art, birth of venus, mythology, nude, painting, private collection, study, venus
“Venus between Terminal Gods” by Aubrey Vincen…
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Posted in Aesthetic Movement, aestheticism, art, art history, Art Nouveau, Aubrey Beardsley, Aubrey Vincent Beardsley, english, herm, herms, Illustration, mythology, painting, venus
“Venus between Terminal Gods” by Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
1895
From The Later Work of Aubrey Beardsley (1920)
Edited and posted by eoskins on Flickr
Detail of Venus After the Bath, after a model …
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Posted in art, art detail, art history, bronze, detail, flemish, Giambologna, italian, late renaissance, mannerism, Metropolitan Museum of Art, mythology, nude, venus
Detail of Venus After the Bath, after a model by Giambologna
Italian, c. 1590-1610
bronze
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Detail of Bathing Venus, after a model by Giam…
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Posted in art, art detail, art history, bronze, detail, flemish, Giambologna, italian, late renaissance, mannerism, Metropolitan Museum of Art, mythology, nude, sculpture, statue, venus
Detail of Bathing Venus, after a model by Giambologna
Italian, late 16th to early 17th century
bronze
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Swiftly re-light the flame, Aphrodite, holy na…
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Posted in Aphrodite, Astarte, H.D., Hilda Doolittle, poem, poetry, quote, The spacing on this quote looks better but I have no idea why?, Tribute to the Angels, Trilogy, venus
Swiftly re-light the flame,
Aphrodite, holy name,
Astarte, hull and spar
of wrecked ships lost your star,
forgot the light at dusk
forgot the prayer at dawn;
return, O holiest one,
Venus whose name is kin
to venerate,
venerator.
Three drawings of Venus, labeled “Marvel of th…
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Posted in art, British, british museum, Click images for more detailed captions, drawing, edward burne-jones, english, goddess, mythology, nude, pre raphaelite brotherhood, pre-raphaelite, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, venus, Watercolor
Three drawings of Venus, labeled “Marvel of the World (Birth of Venus),” “Venus’ looking glass,” and “Rose of Heaven,” from the album The Flower Book by Sir Edward Burne-Jones
British, 1882-1898
watercolor touched with gold on paper
British Museum
Venus and Vulcan by Jean-Baptiste Regnault
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Posted in art, art history, french, Hermitage, Jean-Baptiste Regnault, mythology, neoclassical, neoclassicism, nude, painting, venus, Vulcan
