CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
(b. 1472, Kronach, d. 1553, Weimar)

Venus (detail)

1532
Oil and tempera on red beechwood
Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt

In the absence of concrete attributes, the seductive pose and nudity of the figure provide the only clue to her identity as Venus, the goddess of love, beauty, and desire.




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