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020			_a9783791327839
082	1		_aREF 757.4 VEN _2
100	1		_aPrater, Andreas
240	1	0	_aToller Cranston Collection
245	1	4	_aVenus at her mirror : _b Velázquez and the art of nude paintingr _c/ Andreas Prater
260			_aMunich _b: Prestel _c, 2002
300			_a133 p. _b: illus. _c; 29 cm
520			_aFrom the sixteenth century onwards, artists increasingly turned their attention to images of Venus. In their treatment of this great mythological subject, they also honed their skills in the portrayal of seductive nudes celebrating the beauty of the female body. Few such paintings possess the multi-facetted complexity of Velazquez' Venus at Her Mirror (better known as the Rokeby Venus), which has intrigued and challenged scholars ever since. Andreas Prater examines the many aspects and possible interpretations of this famous work, its lasting impact on the art of the nude and the enduring fascination it has exerted on the public. He looks at the painting's interesting history leading up to its being slashed by a suffragette at the National Gallery in London in 1919 and its subsequent, painstaking restoration. In this publication, the author places the Rokeby Venus in its political and art-historical context, comparing and contrasting it with works by Giorgione, Veronese, Titian, Goya and Manet.
546			_aTranslated from the German to English
600	1	4	_aVelázquez, Diego _d(1599-1660)
630	2	4	_aNational Gallery _z-London
650		4	_aVenus _x-(Roman deity) _x-Art
700	1		_aFlett, Ishbel
942			_cMO
999			_c235612 _d235612