The most famous, and one of the earliest depictions of the topic was the semi-autobiographical novel Venus in Furs (1870) by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch.
All of these are developed in his magnum opus, Matriarchy: Freedom in Bondage, a semi-autobiographical erotic novella that has been compared to such classics as Venus in Furs and Story of O.
Venus in Furs (a gender role reversal on the same themes as Senso.)
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Books that Sands mentions as influencing hers include The Story of O, Venus in Furs, Moby-Dick, The Man of Feeling, and The Emigrants.
In 2012, she played the principle role of Vanda in the French film adaption of Venus in Furs, written by Polanski, for which she received much acclaim as a vulgar yet sensual maîtresse of Thomas (Mathieu Amalric).
The painting itself was the inspiration for the protagonist Severin's imagination in the 1870 novel Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch.
"King of Mars 2004" is a rerecording of the track "King of Mars" from Dopes to Infinity, and "Venus in Furs" is a The Velvet Underground cover from their 1967 album, The Velvet Underground & Nico.
The fictional band who covered the song for the film soundtrack were Venus in Furs and lead vocals were handled by Jonathan Rhys Meyers.