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Venus Between Terminal Gods, is an illustration by Aubrey Beardsley, completed in 1895, and can be located at the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery in Bedford, United Kingdom. In the center of the illustration, you can see the women who Beardsley labels as Venus, as indicated by the words “venus” in the bottom left corner. The woman is a homage to the Roman goddess Venus, the goddess of beauty, love, and fertility. Flanking the goddess are the figures presumed to be the terminal gods. Terminus, in ancient Rome, often referred to something sculpted or bound by stone, indicating the figures flanking Venus are statues. 

Works Cited:

Gurney, Tom. “Venus between Terminal Gods.” Venus between Terminal Gods by Aubrey Beardsley, TheHistoryOfArt.org, www.thehistoryofart.org/aubrey-beardsley/venus-between-terminal-gods/. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024. 

Beardsley, Aubrey. “Venus between Terminal Gods, 1895 - Aubrey Beardsley.” Www.Wikiart.Org, 1 Jan. 1895, www.wikiart.org/en/aubrey-beardsley/venus-between-terminal-gods-1895.