Venus is nude on a rococo canapé in a lavish interior whose drawn curtains reveal a garden in the background.

Three small putti accompany the goddess and help her to tend to her appearance, one arranging her hair, another handing her a ribbon, and belowa third raises a silver platter with a pearl necklace.

[1] It served as a pendant to the Bath of Vénus, today held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington.With Boucher, the sumptuous Baroque was transformed into the gallant Rococo.

The best representative and principal author the era's taste, Boucher used his imagination and virtuosity in exploring themes such as pastorals, bucolic landscapes, and mythological scenes dedicated to the loves of the gods.

The Goncourt brothers explained how the bright, gentle colors of his works suited the decorative exuberance in style at the time.