Loading
Venus with Cupid as a Honey Thief
Lucas Cranach the Elderafter 1537
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
Nuremberg, Germany
Venus, the girlish goddess of love, with Cupid is a typical Cranach motif. Venus represents coquettish eroticism that finds its expression in her direct gaze and transparent veil.
Show lessRead more
Details
- Title: Venus with Cupid as a Honey Thief
- Creator: Lucas Cranach the Elder
- Date Created: after 1537
- Location: Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, permanent exhibition "Renaissance, Baroque, Enlightenment"
- Physical Dimensions: H 175,4 cm x B 66,3 cm
- Original Source: permanent loan of the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen Munich
- Rights: Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg (Foto: GNM / Dirk Messberger)
- Medium: Painting on limewood
- Art Movement: Renaissance
- Artist Dates: 1472 - 1553
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
