Venus en Cupido
1600 - 1699
Medium
paper
Dimensions
195
About this artwork
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Art Historical Context
**Venus and Cupid** by Giuseppe Cesari, also known as Cavaliere dpino, is a black chalk drawing on paper from the early 17th century (circa1600-1699). Measuring just 195 mm in diameter, this intimate circular study captures the mythological embrace of Venus, the goddess of love, her son Cupid in a tender, dynamic pose. Cesari, a prominent Italian Mannerist painter active in Rome was renowned for his graceful figures and fluid lines, bridging the elaborate elegance of Mannerism with emerging Baroque naturalism. Created during a pivotal era when artists like Cesari influenced masters such as Ca...
About the Artist
Giuseppe Cesari · 1568–1640
Artist specializing in decorative cycles (especially fresco painting) for high-ranking ecclesiastics and Roman princes. He was a favorite of Pope Clement VIII. In Rome his commissions include decoration for the Loggia Orsini, the vault of the Contarelli chapel (S. Luigi de'Francesi), the Capella Olgiati (S. Prassede), and the Palazzo dei Conservatori. He is also noted for designing the mosaics for...