Rule 5: The Velazquez Venus

Posted on March 16, 2014 | 2 Comments

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Completed between 1647 and 1651 by Diego Velazquez, it was attacked and badly damaged in 1914 by the suffragette Mary Richardson. It was fully restored and returned to display.

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2 responses to “Rule 5: The Velazquez Venus”

  1. sennacherib | March 16, 2014 at 5:53 pm |

    Velazquez is my all time favorite. Stupid woman.

  2. snoopythegoon | March 23, 2014 at 5:09 pm |

    Which one? Oh, I see. Anyhow, Dick, I think it’s time for Rubens, seeing as how you are trending more and more into the big sized area 😉