The Toilet of Venus

The miniature presents a genre scene of a young woman (Venus) dressing. The interior of the room shows a young topless woman stretched out on a chair, encircled by three maids who are dressing her. Between the goddess’s legs is a naked little boy (Cupid?). Another boy is shown in the background on the left near the window. He is holding a small bouquet of flowers in one hand.
The work is a rare example of a miniature painted genre scene; usually miniatures contained portraits.