Venus and Cupid, the Honey Thief, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1529

Venus and cupid, 1529; english translation: "as cupid was stealing honey from the hive, abee stung the thief on the finger, and so do we seek transitory and dangerous pleasures that are mixed with sadness and bring us pain". Object Type: painting. Genre: mythological painting. Date: 1529. Dimensions: height: 38.1 cm (15 in) ; width: 23.5 cm (9.2 in). Medium: oil and tempera on beech wood. Depicted People: Venus. Collection: Cook collection. Lucas Cranach (I) - Venus and Cupid (1529) - National Gallery London

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Author: Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553)Source: commons.wikimedia.org

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