رسانه مستقل تحلیلی-خبری هنرهای تجسمی

Cupid complaining to Venus

It was a subject Cranach painted many times: Cupid, having stolen honeycomb from a tree, has been stung by a swarm of angry bees. Disconsolate and still clutching the honeycomb, he looks up to his mother Venus for comfort. She, however, seems to have little sympathy and instead directs her attention towards the viewer of the painting. This […]