Allegory With Venus And Cupid

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This is one of Bronzino's nearly complex and enigmatic paintings. It contains a tangle of moral letters, presented in a sexually explicit image. Venus, goddess of love, steals an pointer from her son Cupid's quiver every bit she kisses him on the lips. Cupid fondles Venus' breast, his bare buttocks provocatively thrust out equally he returns her buss and attempts to steal her crown.

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Title

An Apologue with Venus and Cupid

Measurements

H 146.1 10 W 116.2 cm

Acquisition method

Bought, 1860

The National Gallery, London

Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England

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