Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time is an allegorical painting by the Florentine artist Agnolo Bronzino. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (582x750, 132 KB)Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time, by Agnolo di Cosimo, 1545 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Andrea Doria as Neptune Agnolo di Cosimo (1503, Firenze – 1572, Firenze) (also known as Agnolo Bronzino and Agnolo Tori). ... Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Births April 2 - Elizabeth of Valois, Queen of Philip II of Spain (d. ... The National Gallery from Trafalgar Square The National Gallery is an art gallery in London, located on the north side of Trafalgar Square. ... An allegory (from Greek αλλος, allos, other, and αγορευειν, agoreuein, to speak in public) is a figurative mode of representation conveying a meaning other than and in addition to the literal. ... Founded 59 BC as Florentia Region Tuscany Mayor Leonardo Domenici (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  102 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 356,000 almost 500,000 3,453/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 43°47 N 11°15 E www. ... Andrea Doria as Neptune Agnolo di Cosimo (1503, Firenze – 1572, Firenze) (also known as Agnolo Bronzino and Agnolo Tori). ...

Around 1545, Bronzino (1503-1572), was commissioned to create a painting which has come to be known as "Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time". It displays the ambivalence, eroticism and obscure imagery which is characteristic of the Mannerist period. Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Births April 2 - Elizabeth of Valois, Queen of Philip II of Spain (d. ... Events January 20 - Seville in Castile is awarded exclusive right to trade with the New World. ... Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... Venus is a Roman goddess principally associated with love, broadly, although not completely, equivalent to Greek Aphrodite and Etruscan Turan. ... Cupidon (French for Cupid), by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1875 This article is about the Roman god, for other meanings see Cupid (disambiguation). ... Broadway Tower, England The folly at Wimpole Hall, England In architecture, a folly is an extravagant, useless, or fanciful building, or a building that appears to be something other than what it is. ... 8:17 am, August 6, 1945, Japanese time. ... Mannerism is the usual English term for an approach to all the arts, particularly painting but not exclusive to it, a reaction to the High Renaissance, emerging after the Sack of Rome in 1527 shook Renaissance confidence, humanism and rationality to their foundations, and even Religion had split apart. ...

The painting had been commissioned by the Duke of Florence, Cosimo de' Medici, to be given by him as a gift to Francis I of France. The erotic imagery would have appealed to the tastes prevalent in both the Medici and French courts at this time. Jacopo Pontormo: Cosimo de Medici, 1518-1519 Cosimo di Giovanni de Medici (April 10, 1389 – August 1, 1464), was the first of the Medici political dynasty, rulers of Florence during most of the Italian Renaissance; also know as Cosimo the Elder and Cosimo Pater Patriae. ... Francis I (French: François Ier) (September 12, 1494 – July 31, 1547), called the Father and Restorer of Letters (French: le Père et Restaurateur des Lettres), was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims and reigned until 1547. ... The Medici family was a powerful and influential Florentine family from the 13th to 17th century. ... Royal court (as distinguished from a court of law) may refer to a number of institutions: A noble court - the household or entourage of a monarch or other ruler The Royal Court of Jersey - the main court of justice of Jersey The Royal Court of Guernsey - the main court of...

The attention to texture and wealth is consistent with Bronzino's aristocratic patronage. The figure of Venus can be likened to a precious object in a luxurious setting, desirable because of her unavailability. Texture is the properties held and sensations caused by the external surface of objects received through the sense of touch. ... Wealth usually refers to money and property. ... Aristocracy is a form of government in which rulership is in the hands of an upper class known as aristocrats. ... Generally, patronage is the act of supporting or favoring some person, group, or institution. ...

Crowded into the claustrophobic foreground of the painting are several figures whose identity has been the subject of extensive scholarly debate. The themes of the painting appear to be lust, deceit, and jealousy. At times it has also been called "A Triumph of Venus". Its meaning, however, remains elusive. Lust is sexual desire (this meaning is sometimes metaphorically extended to other forms of desire, e. ... This article is about the telling of falsehoods. ... Jealousy is an emotion experienced by one who perceives that another person is giving something that s/he wants (typically attention, love, or affection) to a third party. ...

The two central figures are easily identified as Venus and Cupid. Both are nude, illuminated in a radiant white light. Cupid fondles his mother's bare breast and kisses her lips. They are being showered with rose petals by a boy, believed to represent Folly. Broadway Tower, England The folly at Wimpole Hall, England In architecture, a folly is an extravagant, useless, or fanciful building, or a building that appears to be something other than what it is. ...

The bearded, bald figure at to the upper right of the scene is believed to be Time. He is being assisted by another, unknown, figure (Truth?). They draw aside a curtain to reveal the incestuous transgressions of Venus and the adolescent Cupid. A full beard A beard is the hair that grows on a mans chin, cheeks, neck, and the area above the upper lip (the opposite is a clean-shaven face). ... Baldness (formally alopecia) is the state of lacking hair where it usually would grow, especially on the head. ... 8:17 am, August 6, 1945, Japanese time. ... This page has been protected from editing to deal with vandalism. ... A curtain is a piece of cloth intended to block or obscure light. ... Incest is the sexual activity or marriage between close family members. ... A separate article is about the punk band called The Adolescents. ...

The identity of the remaining figures is unknown. The old woman rending her hair has been called Jealousy, and the creature at the right hand side, with a girl's face and grotesque body, who extends a honeycomb with her left hand attached to her right arm, has been identified as Fraud. There is, however, no consensus on these identifications. Jealousy is an emotion experienced by one who perceives that another person is giving something that s/he wants (typically attention, love, or affection) to a third party. ... A honeycomb is a mass of hexagonal wax cells built by honeybees in their nests to contain their larvae and stores of honey and pollen. ...

In modern times, the foot of Cupid was used by Terry Gilliam in the opening animated titles of Monty Python's Flying Circus, to squash an animated Queen Victoria. Terry Gilliam Terence Vance Gilliam (born November 22, 1940) is an Anglo-American film director and a member of the Monty Python comedy group. ... Monty Pythons Flying Circus (aka Flying Circus or MPFC, known during the fourth season as Monty Python) was the popular BBC sketch comedy show from Monty Python. ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ...