Venus and Cupid: Detail, base of column at right, with roundel depicting Mars dressed in armor and entwined with the nude Venus
Detail, base of column at right, with roundel depicting Mars dressed in armor and entwined with the nude Venus ; Venus restrains her son from pulling an arrow from his quiver and shooting it into an unwitting god or mortal, thus inciting a love affair. This painting is the only one by Gossaert that remains intact, with both its external and internal frames. The external frame, with the ironic commentary on the suppression of desire, could be removed for viewers who wished to enjoy the work solely for its more erotic content. Philip of Burgundy apparently owned a number of such works that could... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Image |
Schlagwörter: | Painting / Renaissance / 16th century / Flemish / mythology / mythological figures / female nude / nudes / putto / putti / arrows |
Sprache: | unknown |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27478602 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/136539 |