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Venus y Cupido

1520s
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 608
Lorenzo Lotto, el genio más original del Renacimiento veneciano, se inspiró en epitalamios clásicos para pintar este cuadro. Es casi seguro que su finalidad era celebrar un casamiento y que Venus es el retrato de la desposada. La concha sobre la cabeza de Venus y los pétalos de rosa en su regazo son atributos convencionales de la diosa. La hiedra simboliza la fidelidad conyugal, mientras que la corona de mirto y el brasero suspendido son adornos propios de la cámara nupcial. Venus lleva los pendientes y la diadema de las novias del siglo XVI. El gesto de Cupido orinando a través de una corona de mirto augura fertilidad y añade un toque de humor a esta imagen de carácter muy íntimo.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Venus y Cupido
  • Artista: Lorenzo Lotto, italiano, ca. 1480–1556
  • Fecha: Mediados de la década de 1520
  • Material: Óleo sobre tabla
  • Dimensiones: 92,4 x 111,4 cm
  • Crédito: Compra, donación de la Sra. de Charles Wrightsman, en honor de Marietta Tree, 1986
  • Número de inventario: 1986.138
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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