Who painted “Venus and Cupid”?

“Venus and Cupid” was painted by Lorenzo Lotto in 1530. Where to see it: Metropolitan Museum of Art.

What to look for

Lorenzo Lotto: restless, expressive Venetian portraits and altarpieces with odd details, nervous light and intense, sometimes melancholy faces.

Lorenzo Lotto was an Italian Renaissance painter, draughtsman, and illustrator, traditionally placed in the Venetian school, though much of his career was spent in other north Italian cities. Wikipedia

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More by Lorenzo Lotto

“Portrait of a Woman”, 1530–1533
“Allegory of Virtue and Vice”, 1505
“Portrait of a gentleman in his studio”, 1530
“Susanna and the Elders”, 1517
“Portrait of Lucina Brembati”, 1521–1523
“Portrait of a Young Man with a Lamp”, 1508
“Portrait of a young Man”, 1526
“Triple Portrait of a Goldsmith (Bartolomeo Carpan?)”, 1530