The panel depicts Venus and Cupid as nude full-length figures against a black background on a narrow strip of stony ground. The curly hair of Venus radiantly frames her upper body, her neck is decorated with a broad band set with precious stones. Hanging above her angled right arm is
The panel depicts Venus and Cupid as nude full-length figures against a black background on a narrow strip of stony ground. The curly hair of Venus radiantly frames her upper body, her neck is decorated with a broad band set with precious stones. Hanging above her angled right arm is a transparent veil, which she holds with her dangling left hand. The winged Cupid on the left has raised his right leg from the ground lending his pose a fragile, momentary quality. He holds his bow ready and looks up to his mother, who smiles gently at the viewer.
[Görres, cda 2014]
- Attributions
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Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Younger
Attributions
| Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 246N] |
| Lucas Cranach the Younger | 'possibly Lucas Cranach the Younger' [Kuhn 1936, No. 119] |
- Production dates
- about 1526 - 1537
about 1540
Production dates
| about 1526 - 1537 | [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 246N] |
| about 1540 | [Kuhn 1936, No. 119] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 42 x 27 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 42 x 27 cm
[Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, No. 246N]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia bottom right: winged serpent, facing right
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia bottom right: winged serpent, facing right
[cda 2014]
- Owner
- Private Collection
- Repository
- Private Collection
- CDA ID
- PRIVATE_NONE-P022
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR246N
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P022/
