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February 8, 2021 The Rokeby Venus (also known as The Toilet of Venus, Venus at her Mirror, Venus and Cupid, or La Venus del espejo), ca 1648, by Diego Velazquez (1599-1660), oil on canvas, 122x175 cm. Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images); London, National Gallery. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) Credit: De Agostini via Getty Images
Wendy Philips, deputy chairman of Sotheby’s, chooses a classic Velázquez.
Wendy Philips on
Rokeby Venus, by Diego Velázquez
‘The “Rokeby Venus” is, to me, a particularly inspirational painting, not only because of the sheer beauty of the work itself, its perfection in composition and its teasing and enigmatic messages, but also because its acquisition by the National Gallery marked the first successful public campaign, in 1906, to save a masterpiece for the nation, spearheaded by the newly formed National Art Collections Fund.