Venus blindfolding Cupid
1600
oil
canvas
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
1600
oil
canvas
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
Venus blindfolding Cupid is a 1600 oil by Unknown, a Early Baroque Italian work, held at Ashmolean Museum.
This painting shows a scene with several figures. A woman is blindfolding a young boy, while another woman looks on. A child is sitting on the woman's lap, and there's a landscape in the background. The figures are painted in a classical style, with smooth lines and soft colors. The woman blindfolding the boy is wearing a flowing robe, and the other woman is dressed in a similar style. The child on her lap is naked, and the boy being blindfolded is also without clothes. The landscape behind them is serene, with rolling hills and a few trees. The painting is done in oil paint, and it's held at the Ashmolean Museum. If you want to learn more about the artist who created this piece, you can look up Titian.
