
Mars and Venus United by Love by Paolo Veronese

by Carlos Diaz
Title
Mars and Venus United by Love by Paolo Veronese
Artist
Carlos Diaz
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Mars and Venus United by Love - Remastered by Carlos Diaz
1570s
Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari)
Italian
In this visually opulent and sensual painting, Cupid binds Mars (the god of war) to Venus with a love knot. It celebrates the civilizing and nurturing effects of love, as milk flows from Venus’s breast and Mars’s warhorse is restrained. Possibly commissioned by Emperor Maximilian II, the painting was owned by Emperor Rudolf II in Prague by 1621, along with other mythological works by the artist. A masterpiece of light and color, works such as this had an enduring impact on later artists including Velázquez and Giambattista Tiepolo.
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June 10th, 2021
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