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Jacopo Palma Il Vecchio (Serina, 1480 - Venezia, 1528)Attributed to
Cupid and Venus , 16th century
Oil on panel
H cm 56x45
In this work, a tribute to Jacopo Palma the Elder, Venus and Cupid surrender to an expression of sublime beauty, their bodies entwined in a composed embrace. The goddess of love, with her divine majesty, envelops the young Cupid with affectionate yet measured maternal tenderness, while their gazes merge in a union that oscillates between desire and complicity. The nuanced, vibrant colors reveal the quintessence of amorous ecstasy, the purest, almost sacred, form of emotional fulfillment attainable through love.
A larger-scale depiction of Venus and Cupid is housed at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. The figures are the same, but the poses and sensuality of the more famous work are emphasized, creating a composition that differs from the painting under consideration. Despite this, it is possible to identify some common elements between the two works attributed to Palma Vecchio: Cupid's arrow, Venus's soft golden hair, and the drapery of the fabrics. Furthermore, the physiognomic details of the figures are reminiscent of the artist's much more famous works. The goddess of love's angular nose and her tapered fingers recall those of the portrait by Francesco Querini, housed at the Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia in Venice.
A very delicate and beautiful painting whose state of preservation is good but, by observing the surface with a Wood's lamp, one can notice the various pictorial retouches it has undergone in the past.
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