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Episode Details: Diego Velázquez: The Rokeby Venus
Diego Velázquez: The Rokeby Venus
Series: The Private Life of a Masterpiece
Season: Season 2
Episode Number: 2
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Duration: 50 min
One of the most widely reproduced images in the world is examined in the second of two films on famous works of art. The Rokeby Venus was painted by Diego Velazquez , court painter to the King of Spain in the 17th century. Described as one of the most erotic paintings ever created, it shows the back view of a woman looking at her reflection in a mirror being held by Cupid. Once forbidden by the Spanish Inquisition, and slashed seven times by a militant suffragette in 1914, today the painting is frequently imitated and admired.