Venus in Furs

This article is about the book. For other uses, see Venus in Furs (disambiguation).
Fanny Pistor (in furs, with whip) and Sacher-Masoch
Titian painting Venus with a Mirror from which Severin gets the idea of Venus in Furs

Venus in Furs (German: Venus im Pelz) is a novella by the Austrian author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, and the best known of his works. The novel was to be part of an epic series that Sacher-Masoch envisioned called Legacy of Cain (Das Vermächtniß Kains). Venus in Furs was part of Love (Die Liebe), the first volume of the series. It was published in 1870.