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Venus with a Mirror
Venus with a Mirror (about 1555) is a painting by Titian, now in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, and it is considered to be one of the collection's highlights.
The pose of the Venus resembles the classical statues of the Venus de' Medici in Florence or the Capitoline Venus in Rome, which Titian may have seen when he wrote that was "learning from the marvelous ancient stones." The painting is said to celebrate the ideal beauty of the female
UV telescope 80 mm in diameter, featuring a novel carbon nanotube light-gathering mirror in an epoxy resin. The mirror, developed by contractor Peter Chen, is extremely light and its fabrication does not require polishing, as it is coated with a reflective material of aluminum and silicon dioxide.
See also.
- Atmosphere of Venus
- High Altitude Venus Operational Concept
- List of missions to Venus
- Observations and explorations of Venus