Venus in art: paintings, drawings and prints

The Adoration of Cupid, Alexandre Roslin

The Adoration of Cupid, 1787.

Amors tillbedjan (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Rokeby Venus, c. 1647–1651.

Vénus à son miroir (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

The Death of Adonis, c. 1775.

The Death of Adonis (museum title)

James Barry (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Venus, seated in the clouds, embraces Cupid, Nicolai Abildgaard

Venus, seated in the clouds, embraces Cupid, c. 1795–1798.

Venus, siddende i skyerne, omfavner Amor (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Venus and Music, c. 1550.

Vénus avec un organiste (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Peder Paars, book 1, canto 2. Venus rises from the chest, Wilhelm Marstrand

Peder Paars, book 1, canto 2. Venus rises from the chest, 1863.

Peder Paars 1. bog 2. sang. Venus stiger op af kisten (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), pencil, pen and brown ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Birth of Venus, 1635.

La Naissance de Vénus (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Phryne Going to the Public Baths as Venus: Demosthenes Taunted by Aeschines, J. M. W. Turner

Phryne Going to the Public Baths as Venus: Demosthenes Taunted by Aeschines, 1838.

Phryne Going to the Public Baths as Venus: Demosthenes… (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Mars and Venus, 1630s.

Vénus et Mars (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Toledo Museum of Art, United States

Venus and Cupid, 1915.

Venus and Cupid (museum title)

John Singer Sargent (American), oil on canvas

Princeton University Art Museum, United States

Venus Genitrix, 1895.

Venus Genitrix (museum title)

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), tempera on panel

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Venus and the Lute Player, c. 1565–1570.

Venus and the Lute Player (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Die verlassene Venus, c. 1860.

Die verlassene Venus (museum title)

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Venus and Cupid with a Mirror, 1555–1576.

Vénus et Cupidon au miroir (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Bavarian State Painting Collections, Germany

Sovende Venus med Cupido belures af satyrer, Pierre Paul Rubens

Sovende Venus med Cupido belures af satyrer, 1592–1640.

Sovende Venus med Cupido belures af satyrer (museum title)

Pierre Paul Rubens (Belgian), oil on wood

Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK), Denmark

Gaucin: smugglers with mules from Gibraltar, John Frederick Lewis

Gaucin: smugglers with mules from Gibraltar, 1836.

Smokkelaars met muildieren afkomstig van Gibraltar (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), lithograph with tint stone

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Study Drawing after a Plaster Cast of an Ancient Greek Aphrodite, Torso from c. 500 BC

Studietegning efter en gipsafstøbning efter en antik græsk… (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish), charcoal on paper

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Sleeping Venus with Cupid, Nicolas Poussin

Sleeping Venus with Cupid, 1630.

Vénus dormant avec l'Amour (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Dresden State Art Collections, Germany

Venus and Adonis, c. 1628–1629.

Vénus et Adonis (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Kimbell Art Museum, United States

Sleeping Venus Surprised by Satyrs, Nicolas Poussin

Sleeping Venus Surprised by Satyrs, 1626.

Vénus endormie surprise par des satyres (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Venus and Adonis, c. 1635.

Venus and Adonis (museum title)

Pierre Paul Rubens (Belgian), oil on canvas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Venus and Mars, c. 1485.

Vénus et Mars (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian), oil and tempera on wood

National Gallery, United Kingdom

Venus with a Mirror, c. 1555.

Venus with a Mirror (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Venus and the Three Graces Presenting Gifts to Giovanna degli Albizzi

Vénus et les trois Grâces offrant des présents à une jeune… (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian), fresco

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Venus and Adonis, 1550s.

Venus and Adonis (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Vénus présente à Énée les armes forgées par Vulcain, Nicolas Poussin

Vénus présente à Énée les armes forgées par Vulcain, 1638.

Vénus présente à Énée les armes forgées par Vulcain (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, France

Takanen's "Venus and Amor"

Takasen "Venus ja Amor" (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish), ink

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Mars and Venus, c. 1630.

Mars et Vénus (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

Venus and Adonis, c. 1628.

Venus et Adonis (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Rhode Island School of Design Museum, United States

Vénus et Adonis. Paysage de Grottaferrata (right half of Venus and Adonis), Nicolas Poussin

Vénus et Adonis. Paysage de Grottaferrata (right half of Venus and Adonis), c. 1625.

Paysage avec Vénus et Adonis (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Musée Fabre, France

Venus, Mars and Cupid, Pierre Paul Rubens

Venus, Mars and Cupid, c. 1635.

Venus, Mars and Cupid (museum title)

Pierre Paul Rubens (Belgian), oil on canvas

Dulwich Picture Gallery, United Kingdom

A Young Man Being Introduced to the Seven Liberal Arts, Sandro Botticelli

A Young Man Being Introduced to the Seven Liberal Arts, 1480s.

Un jeune homme présenté par Vénus aux sept Arts libéraux (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian), fresco

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Venus with an Organist and Cupid, Titien

Venus with an Organist and Cupid, c. 1555.

Vénus avec un organiste et Cupidon (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Venus Lamenting Adonis, Pierre Paul Rubens

Venus Lamenting Adonis, c. 1608–1612.

Venus Lamenting Adonis (museum title)

Pierre Paul Rubens (Belgian), drawing

National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States

The Judgment of Paris, 1710s.

Le jugement de Pâris (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on wood

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Venus of Urbino, c. 1538.

Vénus d'Urbin (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Uffizi Gallery, Italy

The Worship of Venus, 1518.

L'Offrande à Vénus (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Venus and Cupid, c. 1510–1515.

Vénus et Cupidon (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Wallace Collection, United Kingdom

Venus and Mercury, c. 1627.

Vénus et Mercure (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Dulwich Picture Gallery, United Kingdom

Paysage au dieu fleuve. Paysage de Grottaferrata (left half of Venus and Adonis), Nicolas Poussin

Paysage au dieu fleuve. Paysage de Grottaferrata (left half of Venus and Adonis), c. 1625.

Paysage au dieu fleuve. Paysage de Grottaferrata (Venus and… (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Musée Fabre, France

The Feast of Love, c. 1718–1719.

Les plaisirs de l’amour (museum title)

Antoine Watteau (French), oil on canvas

Dresden State Art Collections, Germany

Venus mourning Adonis, Pierre Paul Rubens

Venus mourning Adonis, c. 1614.

Venus mourning Adonis (museum title)

Pierre Paul Rubens (Belgian), oil on canvas

Dulwich Picture Gallery, United Kingdom

Venus and Adonis, c. 1555–1560.

Venus and Adonis (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Venus and Adonis, 1554.

Vénus et Adonis (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Venus with the Organ Player, c. 1550.

Vénus et l'organiste (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Gemäldegalerie, Germany

Venus, Mother of Aeneas, presenting him with Arms forged by Vulcan", Nicolas Poussin

Venus, Mother of Aeneas, presenting him with Arms forged by Vulcan", c. 1637.

Vénus présente à Énée les armes forgées par Vulcain (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada

Study for the Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite or the Birth of Venus, Nicolas Poussin

Study for the Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite or the Birth of Venus, c. 1634.

Study for the Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite or the… (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), pen and brown ink

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Friday. Venus seated with a mirror and a jewellery box

Fredag. Venus siddende med spejl og smykkeæske (museum title)

Nicolai Abildgaard (Danish), pencil, pen, brown ink, brush and brown wash in two shades

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Venus Weeping for Adonis, Nicolas Poussin

Venus Weeping for Adonis, 1626–1627.

Vénus pleurant Adonis (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, France

Le triomphe d'Ovide, 1624.

Le triomphe d'Ovide (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ancient Art, Italy