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| Venus of Poetry | |
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| Artist | Julio Romero de Torres |
| Year | 1913 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 93.2 cm × 154 cm (36.7 in × 61 in) |
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Venus of Poetry (Spanish: La Venus de la poesía) is an oil painting by the Spanish artist Julio Romero de Torres, from 1913. It is held at the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum.[1]
History and description
[edit]This painting is an allegory that shows the portraits of the Spanish singer Raquel Meller and her future husband, the Guatemalan writer, Enrique Gómez Carrillo, both immersed in a rural landscape.[2]
The naked woman is lying on a bed with white sheets and wears a black lace mantilla on her head. Raquel, likened to the goddess Venus in the title of the work, looks at the viewer and smiles provocatively. Near her feet there is a rose, symbolizing beauty and passionate love. Carrillo holds a sheet of paper where the artist's signature is visible. In the background, at the center of the composition, can be seen a fountain and the Puente del Puente de Córdoba, a Renaissance-era gate, between two rows of trees. Further away, there is a river (the Guadalquivir) and the city of Córdoba.[3][4]
According to some experts, the main source of inspiration for this work was the painting Venus and the Music, by Titian.
References
[edit]- ↑ Museum of Fine Arts of Bilbao
- ↑ García de la Torre, F. (2008). Julio Romero de Torres, pintor (1874-1930) [Julio Romero de Torres, painter (1874-1930)] (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Arch/Books. p. 264. ISBN 978-84-7635-719-4.
- ↑ García de la Torre, F. (2008). Julio Romero de Torres, pintor (1874-1930) [Julio Romero de Torres, painter (1874-1930)] (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Arch/Books. p. 264. ISBN 978-84-7635-719-4.
- ↑ Francisco Zueras Torrent, Julio Romero de Torres, su vida y su mundo, Córdoba, Ayuntamiento, Delegación de Cultura, 1974 (Spanish)