An Allegory with Venus and Cupid
Item
- Title
- An Allegory with Venus and Cupid
- Rights
- The National Gallery, London, England. Creative Commons.
- Creator
- Bronzino (1503-1572)
- Date
- 1545
- Description
- A mass of bodies fills the space of the painting. Venus and her son Cupid are nude, tangled together. They kiss as Cupid attempts to steal Venus's tiara and gropes her breast at the same time. Venus meanwhile steals an arrow from his quiver.
- Format
- Painting. oil on wood. 146.1 x 116.2 cm.
- Publisher
- The National Gallery.
- Contributor
- Mckenzi Monical.
- Identifier
- NG651.
- Subject
- Italian Renaissance; Venus; Cupid; lust; deception; sensuality.
- Source
- Jpeg file. The National Gallery. 10/22/2023.
- https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/bronzino-an-allegory-with-venus-and-cupid
- Site pages
- Venus and Her Potency
