© Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum
Venus Verticordia
Artist: Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828 - 1882)
Location: Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum
Date: 1864 - 1868
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 98 x 70 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £273 (Total: £420)
Vendor: Percival Allam
Review number: 1400 (1945)
Provenance:
Commissioned by J Mitchell of Manchester in 1864. Sold with Mr Mitchell's collection at Christie's in 1885. Resold at Christie's in 1887 and again in 1894.
Description:
The painting illustrates the poem of the same title. She holds an apple and a dart and is surrounded by butterflies, a bluebird, roses and honeysuckle. Signed with initials in circular monogram.
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