Venus and Cupid

Mars, Venus and Cupid, Nationalmuseum Sweden, CC BY-SA

written by Julia Schellenberg on November 5, 2015

 

No love is stronger than the love between mother and child. Today, we want to explore the striking connection between Venus and Cupid. It’s a relationship that has been subject of many artworks throughout the centuries, inspiring painters from across Europe.

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Dame dell’ isola di Tina. Sasso, Giovanni Antonio, 1823-1838

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Greek Mythology Paintings

www.igreekmythology.com

Here you can have a look on pictures of famous greek mythology paintings,which are kept in the National Gallery, in London.

As you can see, next to each picture there is a small description, where you can read some details about the painting, such as the name of the painting and the name of the artist, the approximate year it was completed, the name of the museum that the painting is now kept and finally some words about its theme.

When you browse, you can see a larger version of any picture by clicking on its image in the gallery. The larger picture loads inside a window on the same page, which you can close by clicking anywhere on the image.