An Offering to Venus
r.b.a john william godward (1861 – 1922)
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An Offering to Venus is an oil on canvas painting by the English painter John William Godward. It is painted in 1912. The vast majority of Godward's extant images feature women in Classical dress, posed against these landscape features, though there are some semi-nude and fully nude figures. The painting (77.5 × 38.7 cm) is now in Private collection.
About this artwork
- Title: An Offering to Venus
- Artist: r.b.a john william godward
- Format: Tall
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Movement: Neo-Classicism
- Color hue: Amber to Saffron
- Color intensity: Balanced
