Loading

Aphrodite offering a nest of cupids

45-79 d.C.

Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
Naples, Italy

This painting depicts Aphrodite offering a nest of cupids to a young hunter, perhaps Adonis. This theme is painted in the same manner in the House of the Tragic Poet: clearly the same pictor imaginarius worked in both houses.

Show lessRead more
  • Title: Aphrodite offering a nest of cupids
  • Date Created: 45-79 d.C.
  • Physical Dimensions: 107x91 cm
  • Photo Credits: Luigi Spina
  • Origin: Pompeii
  • Museum Location: room LXVI
  • Inv.: Inv. 111437
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Home
Discover
Play
Nearby
Favorites