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Original – The Rokeby Venus, a 17th century painting by Diego Velázquez. This oil on canvas work, which measures 122 cm × 177 cm (48 in × 69.7 in), depicts the Roman goddess of love Venus admiring herself in the mirror, held by her son Cupid.
True Original – Unedited
Reason
Beautiful, high resolution, notable painting. I've checked with this reference, and the colours seem accurate. (Bonus points: Featured article)
Articles in which this image appears
Rokeby Venus, Venus with a Mirror, and more
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Diego Velázquez, colours by Jan Arkesteijn

Promoted File:RokebyVenus.jpg --Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk) 10:42, 26 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]