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PAOLO VERONESE (PAOLO CALIARI). Mars and Venus United by Love

Mars and Venus United by Love. Artist: Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) (Italian, Verona 1528-1588 Venice). Dimensions: 81 x 63 3/8 in. (205.7 x 161 cm). Date: 1570s.

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. By 1621 the painting was owned by Emperor Rudolf II in Prague, along with other mythological works by the artist (two are in the Frick Collection, New York), but its original owner is unknown. 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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Author:

PAOLO VERONESE (PAOLO CALIARI) (1528-1588)

Title:

Mars and Venus United by Love

Caption:

Mars and Venus United by Love. Artist: Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) (Italian, Verona 1528-1588 Venice). Dimensions: 81 x 63 3/8 in. (205.7 x 161 cm). Date: 1570s. 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. By 1621 the painting was owned by Emperor Rudolf II in Prague, along with other mythological works by the artist (two are in the Frick Collection, New York), but its original owner is unknown. A masterpiece of light and color, works such as this had an enduring impact on later artists including Velázquez and Giambattista Tiepolo.

Technique/material:

OIL ON CANVAS

Museum:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

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Image size:

3270 x 4200 px | 39.3 MB

Print size:

27.7 x 35.6 cm | 10.9 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

CANVAS • EUROPE • EUROPEAN PAINTINGS • ITALY • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • OIL ON CANVAS • OIL PAINTING • OIL PAINTINGC PIO DI SAVOIA • OLI PAINTING • PAINTINGS • PAOLO VERONESE (PAOLO CALIARI)