The Worship of Venus [SEP] collection
The Worship of Venus
The Worship of Venus is an oil on canvas painting by the Italian artist Titian completed between 1518–1519, housed at the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain. It describes a Roman rite of worship conducted in honour of the goddess Venus each 1 April. On this occasion, women would make offerings to representations of the goddess so as to cleanse "every blemish on their bodies".
In Titian's work, two nymphs, one young and one matronly, are situated to the right of the
The Feast of Venus (Rubens)
The Feast of Venus is a painting by Flemish painter Rubens, now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. It is a fanciful depiction of the Roman festival Veneralia celebrated in honor of Venus Verticordia.
Influences.
Influences Titian and Philostratus.
Rubens thought highly of Titian and made a copy of the Venetian master's "The Worship of Venus" which remained in Rubens' private collection until his death. Titian's work, in turn, was based on the "Imagines" of