Cupid binds the god of war and the goddess of love together with a silk ribbon, while a second cupid holds back Mars's horse with a sword. A lush Venetian celebration of love taming war.
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Mars and Venus United by Love
Paolo Veronese · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari), 1570s. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access (public domain).