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Mazarin Venus, a statuary type popular in the 2nd century AD that evokes the ritual of bathing. Venus Verticordia ("Changer of Hearts" [1] or "Heart-Turner" [2]) was an aspect of the Roman goddess Venus conceived as having the power to convert either virgins or sexually active women from dissolute desire (libido) [3] to sexual virtue (). [4]
Venus Verticordia (1864–1868) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti is a semi-nude depiction of the goddess Venus, portrayed as a young woman with a golden halo and flowing auburn hair, surrounded by pink flowers in a dark, lush green garden. Her left breast is visible, while the right is obscured by the golden apple she holds in her left hand.
The derivation of the name Verticordia was not explained by de Candolle, but it has generally been taken as a reference to the epithet of the ancient Roman goddess Venus. Venus's sacred flower was the myrtle, of a plant in same family as Verticordia. The name Verticordia, literally translated, means 'turner of hearts'. [7] [3]: 6
Veneralia. The Veneralia was an ancient Roman festival celebrated April 1 (the Kalends of Aprilis) in honor of Venus Verticordia (" Venus the changer of hearts") and Fortuna Virilis ("Manly" or "Virile Fortune"). The cult of Venus Verticordia was established in 220 BC, just before the beginning of the Second Punic War, in response to advice ...
Dimensions. 217 cm × 350 cm (85 in × 140 in) Location. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. The Feast of Venus is an oil on canvas painting by Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens, created in 1635–1636, now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. It is a fanciful depiction of the Roman festival Veneralia celebrated in honor of Venus Verticordia.
The cult of Venus Verticordia has two founding narratives, first the installation of a statue in the last 3rd century BC, during the time of the Second Punic War, and then the building of a temple in 114 BC. Sulpicia became an emblem of excellence as the woman who earned the honor of dedicating the statue. She is one of the few women Valerius ...
Rossetti mostly used a small group of models, and often changed the model during the development of a work, as he did with Venus Verticordia, [29] and even repainted the face with a different one some years after initial completion, as with Lady Lilith slightly later. In both cases the final model was the redhead Alexa Wilding. There is some ...
The Lady of Shalott (with Edward Robert Hughes) (1886–1905), Ella Gallup Sumner and Mary Catlin Sumner Collection, Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut. May Morning on Magdalen Tower (1888–1891), Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight. The Nile Postman (1892) The School of Nature (1893), Ponce Museum of Art, Puerto Rico.