# Venus and Two Cupids

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BRESCIANINO, Andrea del](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/brescianino-andrea-del-r9f2796bcb38bca>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 150 x 66 cm

## Commentary

Andrea del Brescianino was a painter active in Siena where he was documented 1507-24, thereafter back in Florence. He was a follower of Andrea del Sarto in his rendering of atmospheres. He painted the Venus around 1525, creating the illusion of a life-like figure looking into the mirror in the seashell as though about to step out of the niche, and flanked by cupids with tousled hair. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 4 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/17\_cent/gasparini\_cupid.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Francesco Gasparini: The Meddlesome Cupid, aria&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Leda and the Swan](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/brescianino-andrea-del-r9f2796bcb38bca/leda-and-the-swan-rda55a34e265bf8>)
- [Madonna and Child with the Infant St John and St Peter Martyr](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/brescianino-andrea-del-r9f2796bcb38bca/madonna-and-child-with-the-infant-st-john-and-st-peter-martyr-r1feef0ccf3f336>)
- [Madonna and Child with the Infant St John the Baptist](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/brescianino-andrea-del-r9f2796bcb38bca/madonna-and-child-with-the-infant-st-john-the-baptist-r0ceadb787784ce>)
- [Madonna and Child with the Infant St John the Baptist](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/brescianino-andrea-del-r9f2796bcb38bca/madonna-and-child-with-the-infant-st-john-the-baptist-r67af2599859bb4>)

## Attribution

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