
Talk
A long look: Pastoral Peculiarities
01 Apr 2019
The National Gallery
London, United Kingdom
£35/£34 conc./£32 Members & Patrons
Beautiful or disturbing? How would you describe Bronzino’s An Allegory with Venus and Cupid in the midst of the #MeToo movement? Explore this theme this spring.
Is Bronzino's An Allegory with Venus and Cupid beautiful or disturbing, lofty or bawdy, intellectual or sensual?
What does the painting's symbolism tell us about Bronzino’s patron? And how do we respond to this painting today?
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