"Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time" by
Agnolo Bronzino
Oil painting on wood in the National Gallery in London.
Dimensions: 146 cm x 116 cm (57 in x 46 in)
Circa 1545
Agnolo Bronzino was an Italian Mannerist painter from Florence who specialized in portraits. This painting was a gift to Francis I of France. He painted this during the Mannerist period to represent lust, deceit, and jealousy. Jealousy and lust are two of the seven deadly sins.
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