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Painting of a white plaster torso seen from behind, on a round pedestal, against a textured blue background with visible brushstrokes.

Torso of Venus

A white plaster torso of a female figure, seen from behind, stands on a round pedestal against a loose, textured blue background. Thick, visible brushstrokes model the pale forms and the shadowed folds of the shoulders and waist, in an oil painting.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1886
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3259 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1886; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Vincent van Gogh, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Torso de Venus, torso de yeso sobre fondo azul

Un torso de yeso blanco de una figura femenina, visto desde atrás, se apoya en un pedestal redondo frente a un fondo azul suelto y texturizado. Las pinceladas gruesas y visibles modelan las formas pálidas y los pliegues en sombra de los hombros y la cintura, en una pintura al óleo.

Português: Torso de Vênus, torso de gesso sobre fundo azul

Um torso de gesso branco de uma figura feminina, visto de costas, repousa sobre um pedestal redondo diante de um fundo azul solto e texturizado. Pinceladas grossas e visíveis modelam as formas pálidas e as dobras sombreadas dos ombros e da cintura, em uma pintura a óleo.

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