Why it matters
Venus appears with Cupid, painted by Pontormo from a lost drawing by Michelangelo. Early on, her nudity was covered up.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1533.
- It was painted for Bartolomeo Bettini, a friend of Michelangelo.
- Benedetto Varchi said men fell in love with it 'as with Praxiteles's Venus'.
Based on the Wikipedia article Venus and Cupid (Pontormo) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
