Wordless Wednesday - Venus and Mars United by Love
Wednesday July 16, 2008
Venus and Mars United by Love, 1570s
© The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(Which artist made this composition literally mimic its title? Click on the image to find out!)
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Comments
Two little winged Cupids? It’s very sweet. From the title, I was expecting the couple to be tied up in the net.
Aww, that Cupid! Always up to something!
Even the horse is involved…
Lovely to see opposites smitten with one another. Magical potion on these cupids’ arrow.
Wow – what a lovely image. I could study this for a long time. Complex indeed.
Mars doesn’t look so warlike here, does he?
My WW is a little more prosaic.
Very interesting composition; I’m sure that art students can learn a lot from this piece.
Terri
The couple looks so happy… But what is Cupid #2 doing to the horse, exactly?!
It’s a great image, one I’d never seen before. Thank you for sharing it with us!
Those gods and goddesses were always getting together back then. Guess mere mortals wouldn’t do.
I don’t know…I can’t get over the feeling that this is one *dysfunctional* relationship….
Lovely image!
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