Lucas Cranach the Elder often turned to mythological subjects. Venus portrayed many times and it is always a charming naked woman.
The painting “Venus”, where the hair of the goddess of love is decorated with a precious net, and the neck – with a necklace. Venus shyly holds a transparent veil and looks seductively at the viewer. Her body is idealized, perhaps because at that time artists rarely used nude models. Nude female figures were depicted only in narrative or mythological scenes.
Related Paintings 
Venus and Cupid by Lucas Cranach 
Offended Cupid and Venus by Lucas Cranach 
Hercules beside Omphala by Lucas Cranach 
Young woman by Lucas Cranach 
Three Graces by Lucas Cranach 
Madonna and Child under the Apple Tree by Lucas Cranach 
Nymph at the fountain by Lucas Cranach 
Cupidon et Vénus offensés – Lucas Cranach
Venus and Cupid by Lucas Cranach Offended Cupid and Venus by Lucas Cranach Hercules beside Omphala by Lucas Cranach Young woman by Lucas Cranach Three Graces by Lucas Cranach Madonna and Child under the Apple Tree by Lucas Cranach Nymph at the fountain by Lucas Cranach Cupidon et Vénus offensés – Lucas Cranach