Of the countless Renaissance paintings of Venus and Cupid, few are as
beautiful - and certainly none is quite so startling - as this picture.
Venus was surrounded by symbols of fertility and conjugal fidelity. She was blessing a marriage. Venus raises a myrtle wreath with her right hand, and Cupid urinates through it, with evident delight. At that time, a urinating child was an augury of good fortune. It has been suggested that the picture was painted in 1540 for Lotto's cousin, Venus may be a portrait of the bride. |
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