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Venus and Cupid
Artist: Lorenzo Lotto (Italian, 1475–1556)
Original Dimensions: 36 3/8" x 43 7/8"
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
About Artwork: (1520s) "In this startling and playful painting, Cupid devilishly urinates on his mother Venus through a laurel wreath—an act that symbolizes fertility. The provocative tone of the picture speaks to the growing popularity of eroticism in European art at the time, owing in part to the rediscovery of ancient texts. Lotto likely took inspiration from ancient Roman poetry that describes Cupid waking Venus so that she may preside over a wedding. Her crown, veil, and pearl earring are all items commonly worn by brides in sixteenth-century Venice, indicating that this was probably painted to commemorate a marriage. Venus’s distinctive features suggest that it may be a portrait of the bride." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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