Velazquez: La Venus Del Espejo

View: Diego Velázquez, The Toilet of Venus ('The Rokeby Venus'). Read about this painting, learn the key facts and zoom in to discover more.

The Rokeby Venus (/ ˈ r oʊ k b i /; also known as The Toilet of Venus, Venus at her Mirror, Venus and Cupid, or La Venus del espejo) is a painting by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age.Completed between 1647 and 1651, and probably painted during the artist's visit to Italy, the work depicts the goddess Venus in a sensual pose, lying on a bed and looking into a ...