Venus and Cupid, the Honey Thief, Lucas Cranach the Elder, circa 1537

Venus with cupid as a honey thief against a black background. Painting on limewood. The girlish goddess of love with cupid is a typical cranach motif. Venus’ stance reveals how the artist returned to 15th c. Forms. She represents coquettish eroticism that finds its expression in her direct gaze and transparent veil. Object Type: painting. Genre: mythological painting. Date: circa 1537. Place of creation: Lutherstadt Wittenberg. Dimensions: height: 50.1 cm (19.7 in); width: 34.4 cm (13.5 in). Medium: paint on lime. Depicted People: Venus, Cupid. Collection: Germanisches Nationalmuseum. 1537 Venus mit Amor als Honigdieb anagoria