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Venus And Cupid (Cranach)
Venus and Cupid may refer to: * Venus and Cupid (Gentileschi), ''Venus and Cupid'' (Gentileschi), a c. 1625–1626 painting by Artemisia Gentileschi * Venus and Cupid (Holbein), ''Venus and Cupid'' (Holbein), or ''Venus and Amor'', a c. 1526–1528 painting by Hans Holbein the Younger * Venus and Cupid (Lotto), ''Venus and Cupid'' (Lotto), a c. 1530 painting by Lorenzo Lotto * Venus and Cupid (Pontormo), ''Venus and Cupid'' (Pontormo), a c. 1533 painting by Pontormo * Venus and Cupid (Sustris), ''Venus and Cupid'' (Sustris), a c. 1554 painting by Lambert Sustris * Venus and Cupid (Titian), ''Venus and Cupid'' (Titian), a c. 1510–1515 painting by Titian * Venus and Cupid (sculpture), ''Venus and Cupid'' (sculpture), or ''Love, The Most Beautiful of Absolute Disasters'', a 2005 work by Shane A. Johnstone See also * ''Venus and Cupid with a Satyr'', a c. 1528 painting by Correggio {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus And Cupid (Gentileschi)
''Venus and Cupid (Sleeping Venus)'' is a circa 1626 painting by Artemisia Gentileschi in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. ''Venus and Cupid'' is a depiction of a sleeping Venus (mythology), Venus, who reclines on a blue bed covering and rich crimson and gold tasseled pillow. She wears nothing except a thin wisp of transparent linen around her thigh. Her son Cupid fans her with richly colored Peafowl, peacock feathers as she drifts to sleep. He is gazing at her with an adored, raptured expression. In the background, there is a window looking out onto a moonlight landscape where a temple to the goddess lies. Venus's face has full cheeks, heavy lids, a prominent nose, and small protruding chin—all features of Gentileschi's own face. The body movements are natural: Venus's hand rests lightly on her side, her legs are gently laid together. The work blends together Realism (arts), realism and classicism through its iconography and the artist's style. The painting was probably commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |