Venus and Her Satellites
Artist
William Etty
(British, 1787 - 1849)
Date1835
Object number65.0570
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensions32 1/8 × 43 5/8 in. (81.6 × 110.8 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
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On View
Not on viewDescriptionVenus, goddess of love and beauty, dominates the center of the canvas while surrounded by her assistant satellites. A male figure sleeps soundly in the left corner of the work. This is Mars, god of war, who has been symbolically stripped off his battle armor in a reference to the power of love and beauty over all things. Criticized for its erotic character, William Etty exhibited this controversial painting at the Royal Academy in 1835.
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