# Venus and Cupid

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## Artwork

- Artist: [NATOIRE, Charles-Joseph](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/natoire-charles-joseph-rbb845e5ed48fdf>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 110 by 136 cm

## Commentary

By 1745, when this painting was executed, Natoire had become one of the most important painters in Paris, and one of the most adept and sensual practitioners of the art of the French Rococo. The painting is signed lower left: C. NATOIRE f. &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;

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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)