1842
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Venus Anadyomene is a 1842 ink by Théodore Chassériau, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a woman rising from the sea. She's surrounded by water and her long hair flows behind her. This work is interesting because it's based on a mythological story and the artist used a lot of detail to bring it to life, like the texture of her hair and the movement of the water. The woman in the painting is Venus, from Roman mythology. The artist likely chose this subject because it was popular in art at the time. To learn more about this style of art, look up the technique: lithography.
Théodore Chassériau (French pronunciation: ; Spanish: Teodoro Chasseriau; September 20, 1819 – October 8, 1856) was a Dominican-born French Romantic painter noted for his portraits, historical and religious paintings,…
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