Sujet
Allegory of Carnal Love, c. 1530. Creator: Cristofano Robetta (Italian, 1462-after 1534).
Légende
Allegory of Carnal Love, c. 1530. Trained as a goldsmith in Florence, Robetta also made engravings, primarily of biblical and mythological narratives. Perhaps an allegory involving themes of physical love, fertility, and mortality, the message of this frieze-like scene is not clear. Cupid, the only easily identified mythical figure, binds the central man?s arm to a tree, suggesting he is love?s captive. Long sashes of cloth entangle the groups of men and women, including the androgynous figure on the far left. The children suggest the fertility of life, although one boy steps on a skull, a reminder of the inevitability of death.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F69_141
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
60,4Mo (9,1Mo) / 38,0cm x 39,8cm / 4488 x 4702 (300dpi)