French school; end of the XVIII century.

French school; late 18th century.
"Venus and Cupid".
Oil on copper.
Presents faults in the frame.
Measurements: 17 x 13 cm; 25,5 x 22 cm (frame).
This type of scene in which Venus is accompanied by Cupid, have been very popular throughout the history of art, with the intention of reflecting love and eroticism. In this work, the author presents an image with a marked theatrical character. This is deduced from the attitudes adopted by the characters, whose poses are stereotyped, thus representing archetypes that coincide with mythological characters. We can appreciate an ideal of beauty that is not based on reality, although the painter's study of nature is undeniable, but rather an idealism based on reality due to his sum of experience, that is to say, an aesthetic sublimation that reflects a beauty that transcends reality.