The Vengeance of Venus
by Maurice Denis
Title
The Vengeance of Venus
Artist
Maurice Denis
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
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Looking for guidance on how to handle her situation Psyche goes to the temple of Venus. In panel four, The Vengeance of Venus, Venus gives Psyche four tasks to accomplish. For the first three tasks Psyche receives the help she needs and is able to overcome the evil vengeance of Venus. Livid, knowing full well that Psyche could never have done this alone, Venus’ next task requires Psyche to go into hell to ask Persephone, wife of Hades, for a box of magic makeup. Psyche overcomes her fears and retrieves the box. Though she was warned to not look inside the box under any circumstances she was unable to restrain herself from peeking inside. To her surprise, there was nothing inside but darkness, which puts her into a deep sleep. In “The Vengeance of Venus” Denis paints Psyche and Eros in the shadows with Venus standing triumphant in the light.
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