Bath of Venus

Sir Edward Burne-Jones British

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Burne-Jones made a painting of "The Bath of Venus" between 1873 and 1878 (Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon), and here seems to have returned to the subject at a later date. The artist experimented with metallic pigments on colored papers in his last decade, and this example appeared in the posthumous sale of his studio in 1898, and was acquired by the Museum in 1908.

Bath of Venus, Sir Edward Burne-Jones (British, Birmingham 1833–1898 Fulham), Metallic paint over graphite

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Bath of Venus, Sir Edward Burne-Jones (British, Birmingham 1833–1898 Fulham), Metallic paint over graphite
Bath of Venus, Sir Edward Burne-Jones (British, Birmingham 1833–1898 Fulham), Metallic paint over graphite

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