Rokeby Venus
painting by Diego Velázquez
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Summary
Rokeby Venus is a painting[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,647 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Diego Velázquez[3]
- Genre: nude[4], mythological painting[5]
- Depicts: Venus[6], Cupid[7], mirror[8], bed[9], drapery[10], nudity[11], woman[12], half reclining[13], back[14], brown hair[15], Aphrodite[16], Venus effect[17], waist-length hair[18], chignon[19]
- Made from material: oil paint[20], canvas[21]
- Collection: National Gallery[22]
- Inventory number: NG2057[23]
- Location: National Gallery[24]
- Commons category: Venus del espejo (Velazquez)[25]
- Catalog code: 30[26], 59[27], 106[28], 105[29]
- Inception: 1644[30]
- Exhibition history: Art Treasures Exhibition, Manchester 1857[31], Velázquez[32]
- Main subject: Venus of Urbino[33]
- Inspired by: Venus with a Mirror[34]
- Depicts Iconclass notation: 92C4[35], 92D1916[36], 92C452[37]
- Title: Venus del espejo[38], Rokeby Venus[39]
- Different from: Venus and Cupid[40]
- Height: 122.5 cm[41]
- Width: 175 cm[42]
- Copyright status: public domain[43]
Why It Matters
Rokeby Venus has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]