One of my favourite paintings! The painting is notably titled "Triumph" and not "Birth" like many others. Here, Venus sits atop a shell throne, creating vertical separation and a clear distinction of her status as a goddess. The naiads and merfolk surrounding her act as her posse and celebrate her emergence by blowing horns and offering her gifts of pearls, both rituals performed after victory. The fish even rise from the water to see and honour her. Finally, her presence calms the seas and clears the skies, ushering in calm waters and clear skies!

https://preview.redd.it/wyqkajn5wvbe1.jpg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0a7a50816168492e444d412c2d3ee6217ad09f87

An ancient Spanish wedding tradition, which was about the future wife and her friends throwing a dummy in the air with mocking canticles about men and wifehood.

Can you see that this is supposed to be a child?

https://www.europeana.eu/sv/collections/person/18819-anna-maria-ehrenstrahl

After visiting this year, I would definitely recommend 😊 It’s a great place to visit on a day out, there are other examples of Rococo design inside the house too 😊✨

What is the thickest, fattest book of Rococo paintings I can buy?

Also, suggestions for books on women artists in Rococo?

hope this is the right sub reddit and i can find people who are more experienced in this kind of art to give me pointers and maybe even sources on where to learn more about it! this is my first real attempt at this, so it’s far from perfect and definitely more stylized, but please let me know what you think! be harsh if you must lol :) it is still a work in progress, so any criticism will be used to tweek it