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The work of art depicted in this image and the reproduction thereof are in the public domain worldwide. The reproduction is part of a collection of reproductions compiled by The Yorck Project. The compilation copyright is held by Zenodot Verlagsgesellschaft mbH and licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
The most striking detail of this painting is the hyper-realistic depiction of Cupid's body and his expression. David's original study shows he always intended to paint Cupid in this manner, even before his exile. [7] Cupid's wings continue this style, as they are worn out and ugly, making Cupid seem to be a part of the mortal realm rather than ...
The Sleeping Cupid was a significant work in establishing the reputation of the young Michelangelo, who was 21 at the time. [7] The sculpture was later donated by Cesare Borgia to Isabella d'Este , and was probably collected by Charles I of England when all the Gonzaga collections were bought and taken to London in the seventeenth century.
The work depicts Venus sleeping with her son Eros.Behind them, a satyr is caught while discovering the goddess. The picture is often also seen as portraying Jupiter and Antiope as, according to mythology and Ovid, Jupiter had turned himself into a satyr to rape the nymph.
Cupid is in the background, with a simple landscape and Adonis holding the dogs. [9] Annibale also draws the idea of a landscape behind the main composition from Titian as well. In Annibale's version, Adonis moves away the bushes to reveal Venus and his hair is blowing into the wind, which is also reflected in Cupid and Venus.
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Venus and Cupid is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Lorenzo Lotto in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It has been dated to several periods, including the late 1530s and the early 1540s, but was probably created in the 1520s. [1] It is a wedding gift for a couple of Bergamo or Venice.