The Modern Toilette Of Venus Painting By Michael Pickett

Year:

Medium:

Acrylic Painting

Size - (USA):

24 W x 30 H x 1 D (inches)

Size - (metric):

61.0 W x 76.2 H x 2.5 D (centimeters)

Theme:

History

Edition:

Original

Artwork ID:

647672

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Artwork Info Sheet (PDF)

Artwork Description:

The Modern Toilette of Venus 1998 Venus is an old god Her reflection in the mirror is how we still see her. Cupid, the son of Venus holds up a mirror, showing her reflection of beauty and her spirit looking in over her shoulder. Red Roses meaning true love. A loyal handmaiden attending to her hair. Mice are her faithful pets. Roman pillars with cherub carvings on the top having supernatural mobility and their cultic role as throne bearers of God, with a starry night in the background, symbolizing the infinity of the universe and time itself. Famous artist through out world history has created there own version of “Toilette of Venus.” The first known painting of Venus with a mirror c. 1555 is a painting by Titian

Artwork Keywords:   World Famous Artist Michael J Pickett, National Archives, National Gallery Of Art, , Original Painting

Materials:   Acrylic Paintings