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This is a morality tale, based on a Greek poem from the third century BC – though Venus wears a velvet hat and jewelled choker in the style of those worn at the Saxon court where Cranach worked from 1505. The poem describes how life’s pleasures are mixed with pain, as the inscription at the top of the painting observes. Venus explains to her son that the wounds of love he inflicts with his arrows are far worse than any physical pain he may be experiencing.
Title
Cupid complaining to Venus
Date
about 1525
Medium
Oil on wood
Measurements
H 81.3 x W 54.6 cm
Accession number
NG6344
Acquisition method
Bought, 1963
Work type
Painting