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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.

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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

Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

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