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Venus Verticordia

1864–68

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The story

Rossetti painted the body from 'a remarkably handsome cook whom he met in the street', then in 1867 swapped in the face of Alexa Wilding. John Ruskin objected so strongly to its sexual tone that the two friends fell out.

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Object details

Title: Venus Verticordia
Artist: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Date: 1864–68
Culture: British
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object type: Paintings
Collection: Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth
Credit line: Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number: EFA.0166
Original image: 1607 × 1930 px
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License evidence: See the license

Cite this object

Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Venus Verticordia. 1864–68. Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth. Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain. In The Secret Cabinet, https://thesecretcabinet.com/object/ea0166/