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维纳斯和丘比特

Lorenzo Lotto Italian

1520年代中期

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 608

这幅画的作者是文艺复兴时期威尼斯画派中最与众不同的一位天才，其主题受到古典婚恋诗歌的启发，几乎可以肯定是为庆祝一场婚礼而作的。图上的维纳斯或许正是新娘的肖像。维纳斯头上的贝壳和她腿上散落的玫瑰花瓣都是这位女神的传统标志。常春藤象征夫妻间的忠诚，桃金娘花环和悬挂在上面的小火盆都是洞房内的装饰。维纳斯戴着十六世纪新娘的耳环和王冠。丘比特朝桃金娘花环中撒尿的举动是多产的吉兆，同时也将一种轻松俏皮的气氛注入这幅十分私密的画作。

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)

标题: 维纳斯和丘比特

艺术家: 洛伦佐·洛托，意大利，约1480–1556年

创作日期: 1520年代中期

材料: 布面油画

尺寸: 363⁄8 x 437⁄8 英寸（92.4 x 111.4厘米）

来源信息: 购买，查尔斯·赖茨曼夫人捐赠，以纪念玛丽埃塔· 翠里，1986年

藏品编号: 1986.138

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