Venus, Mars, and Cupid by Piero di Cosimo

Venus, Mars, and Cupid 1505

painting, oil-paint

allegory

painting

oil-paint

landscape

figuration

11_renaissance

oil painting

surrealism

mythology

genre-painting

history-painting

italian-renaissance

nude

"Venus, Mars, and Cupid" (1505) by Piero di Cosimo depicts the Roman god Mars, asleep on a grassy meadow, while Venus, the goddess of love, sits beside him with their son, Cupid. The scene is populated with small figures of putti, and a white rabbit symbolizes Venus's fertility. Di Cosimo’s painting is an example of the High Renaissance style, known for its naturalistic detail and harmonious composition. The painting currently resides in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany.