Mars and Venus United by Love

Title: Mars and Venus United by Love
Rights: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Untied States of America. Public Domain.
Creator: Paolo Veronese ( 1528-1588).
Date: 1570s
Description: Mars and Venus are shown attempting to cover themselves as two cupid's interrupt their love. One cupid is tying the legs of the nude Venus and partially clothed Mars together while the other keep's Mar's horse at bay. Venus cups her breast, milk flowing from it as Mars pulls lush blue fabric to cover her bottom half.
Format: Painting. Oil on canvas. 205.7 x 161 cm
Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Contributor: Mckenzi Monical
Identifier: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 10.189
Subject: Venus; Mars; Greco-Roman myth; Renaissance painting; Italian Renaissance; love.
Source: Jpeg file. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 10/17/2023.; https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437891