Monday, June 5, 2017

Painting #A05 - An Allegory with Venus & Cupid

Allegory with Venus and Cupid
Bronzino (1503-1572, Florentine Mannerist)
- oil on canvas (146 x 116 cm) c.1545
- National Gallery (London)
Cupid is son of Venus.
An allegory (寓意) is a made-up puzzle; 
never mind if it does not make sense to you. 
"维纳斯象征性地将苹果握在手上,正在热情地拥抱...儿子丘比特...。人体的曲线显得奇妙,这是非现实主义的特征。 这幅画究竟要表达什么意思呢?这位抓头发的老婆婆象征着忌妒,在支配时间的老人的下方,是象征快乐的少年与代表欺瞒的少女。解开这些隐藏在画里的谜题,成为仔细观看这幅裸体画最好的借口。"


Source: Wikipedia


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