Venus of Poetry
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) |
Location | Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, Bilbao, Spain |
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Raquel Meller, the woman behind the painting.
Venus of Poetry (Spanish: La Venus de la poesía) is an oil painting by the Spanish artist Julio Romero de Torres, painted in 1913, and now exhibited at the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum. Its dimensions are 93.2 × 154 cm.
This painting is an allegory that shows the portraits of the Spanish singer Raquel Meller and her husband, the Guatemalan writer, Enrique Gómez Carrillo.[1]
References[]
- ^ 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.
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Categories:
- 1913 paintings
- Women in art
- Paintings of Venus
- Erotic art
- Nude art
- 20th-century allegorical paintings
- Allegorical paintings by Spanish artists