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비너스와 큐피드

Lorenzo Lotto Italian

1520년대 중반

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 608

베네치아 르네상스의 가장 이례적인 천재가 만든 이 그림의 테마는 고전 혼인시의 영감을 받았으며 거의 분명히 혼인을 기념하기 위해 그려졌습니다. 사실상, 비너스는 신부의 초상화일 수 있습니다. 비너스 머리 위의 조개와 무릎 위에 있는 장미 꽃잎은 여신의 전통적인 상징입니다. 덩굴은 부부의 정절을 상징하며 도금양 화환과 거기에 달려 있는 화로는 신혼 부부 방의 장식들입니다. 비너스는 16세기 신부의 귀걸이와 관을 쓰고 있습니다. 도금양 화환을 통해 오줌을 누는 큐피드의 행동은 다산의 전조이며 이 아주 사적인 그림에 쾌활한 재치의 분위기를 더해 줍니다.

Venus and Cupid, Lorenzo Lotto (Italian, Venice ca. 1480–1556 Loreto), Oil on canvas — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Venus and Cupid, Lorenzo Lotto (Italian, Venice ca. 1480–1556 Loreto), Oil on canvas

Venus and Cupid, Lorenzo Lotto (Italian, Venice ca. 1480–1556 Loreto), Oil on canvas

Venus and Cupid, Lorenzo Lotto (Italian, Venice ca. 1480–1556 Loreto), Oil on canvas

Venus and Cupid, Lorenzo Lotto (Italian, Venice ca. 1480–1556 Loreto), Oil on canvas

Venus and Cupid, Lorenzo Lotto (Italian, Venice ca. 1480–1556 Loreto), Oil on canvas

Venus and Cupid, Lorenzo Lotto (Italian, Venice ca. 1480–1556 Loreto), Oil on canvas

Venus and Cupid, Lorenzo Lotto (Italian, Venice ca. 1480–1556 Loreto), Oil on canvas

Venus and Cupid, Lorenzo Lotto (Italian, Venice ca. 1480–1556 Loreto), Oil on canvas

Venus and Cupid, Lorenzo Lotto (Italian, Venice ca. 1480–1556 Loreto), Oil on canvas

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Fig. 1. Line engraving (from Salomon Reinach, "Répertoire de peintures du moyen age et de la renaissance (1280–1580)," Paris, vol. 4, 1918, p. 652)

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Fig. 2. Plate from Cesare Vecellio, "Habiti antichi et moderni," Venice, 1598

Fig. 3. Plate from Francesco Colonna, "Hypnerotomachia Poliphili," Venice, 1499

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Fig. 4. Before cleaning (from Bernard Berenson, "Lotto," 3rd ed., Milan, 1955, pl. 258)

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Fig. 5. Painting in frame: overall

Fig. 6. Painting in frame: corner

Fig. 7. Painting in frame: angled corner

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Fig. 8. Profile drawing of frame. W 6 9/16 in. 16.6 cm (T. Newbery)

제목: 비너스와 큐피드

아티스트: 로레조 로토, 이탈리아, 1480 – 1556년경

연대: 1520년대 중반

재료: 캔버스에 유채

크기: 92.4 × 111.4cm

크레디트 라인: 매입, 마리에타 트리를 기리는 찰스 라이츠먼 부인 기증, 1986

작품 번호: 1986.138

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