Siryl
A picture of the goddess of love for Valentine’s Day. “The Mirror of Venus” by the Pre-Raphaelite painter Edward Burne-Jones breaks from tradition by depicting the goddess clothed and by creating an original scene rather than illustrating one from myth. If you don’t mind a little tasteful nudity (or Mannerist influences) I also recommend William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s depictions of Venus and Cupid; in particular “The Birth of Venus,” “Woman with Captive Cupid” (a.k.a. “Cupid Disarmed”), and “Wounded Cupid.” Bouguereau is terribly underrated, if you ask me.

A picture of the goddess of love for Valentine’s Day. “The Mirror of Venus” by the Pre-Raphaelite painter Edward Burne-Jones breaks from tradition by depicting the goddess clothed and by creating an original scene rather than illustrating one from myth.

If you don’t mind a little tasteful nudity (or Mannerist influences) I also recommend William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s depictions of Venus and Cupid; in particular “The Birth of Venus,” “Woman with Captive Cupid” (a.k.a. “Cupid Disarmed”), and “Wounded Cupid.” Bouguereau is terribly underrated, if you ask me.

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