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1913 painting by Julio Romero de Torres

Venus of Poetry
ArtistJulio Romero de Torres
Year1913
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions93.2 cm × 154 cm (36.7 in × 61 in)
LocationBilbao Fine Arts Museum, Bilbao, Spain
Raquel Meller, the woman behind the painting.

Venus of Poetry (Spanish: La Venus de la poesía) is an oil painting by the Spanish artist Julio Romero de Torres, painted in 1913, and now exhibited at the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum. Its dimensions are 93.2 × 154 cm.

This painting is an allegory that shows the portraits of the Spanish singer Raquel Meller and her husband, the Guatemalan writer, Enrique Gómez Carrillo.

References

  1. García de la Torre, F. (2008). Julio Romero de Torres, pintor (1874-1930) [Julio Romero de Torres, painter (1874-1930)] (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Arch/Books. p. 264. ISBN 978-84-7635-719-4.

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