Venus, Cupid, Folly, And Time

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Notably, the first piece of art is by the artist Bronzino. Furthermore, the title of the painting is Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time. And, the date of the painting is 1546. Further, the painting was created during the Mannerism period. Moreover, the painting Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time can be found in chapter twenty-two. Next, the second art piece was done by the artist Eugene Delacroix, and the title of the painting is Liberty Leading the People. Further, the painting was created in 1830 during the Romanticism period. Additionally, Liberty Leading the People is located in chapter twenty-seven. Indeed, the painting Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time conveys power and authority by Bronzino demonstrating the Mannerists’ fondness for learned allegories that would have lascivious undertones, which was a shift from the simple and monumental statements and forms of the High Renaissance (Kleiner 660). In other words, this painting represents power because it demonstrates learned allegories, and learning allegories is a powerful aspect to human nature because learning of hidden meanings in art is both a skill and a profession. Furthermore, this painting also represents power by displaying all the primary features of a mannerist painting (Kleiner 660). Also, this painting has the power of keeping …show more content…

Furthermore, the romantic and poetic allegory accompanied in this painting is what makes it extremely powerful because being able to convey hidden meanings in paintings is a powerful process. Also, the dead bodies in the painting represent the authority that the Persians’ have because they look like they have succeeded in their uprising against Charles

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