Venus and Tannhauser
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ArtistLawrence Koe
Year1896
Dimensions141.8 cm × 243 cm (55.8 in × 96 in)
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| Artist | Lawrence Koe |
| Year | 1896 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 141.8 cm × 243 cm (55.8 in × 96 in) |
| Location | Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, East Sussex |
Venus and Tannhauser is an 1896 history painting by the British artist Lawrence Koe. It depicts a scene from the legendary myth of Venusberg.[1][2] The story had famously inspired Richard Wagner's 1846 Romantic opera Tannhäuser. The painting has been described as the artist's magnum opus and a "voluptuous tribute" to Wagner.[3]
koe was a Brighton-born artist. He displayed the painting at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1896 at Burlington House in Piccadilly, where it was widely acclaimed. The following year it featured at the Salon of 1897 in Paris, where it was awarded a gold medal. Today the painting is in the collection of the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery in his native Sussex.[4]
